NTIA Archives

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives leave the U.S. Capitol after a series of votes on Sept. 25. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Host of House panels getting briefed on major Chinese hacker telecom breaches

The reported scope of the Salt Typhoon hacks has expanded in recent days and weeks, from the incoming president to top U.S. officials.

Nov 7, 2024 By Tim Starks

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin,then-Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, U.N. Representative Kelly Craft, and national security adviser Robert O’Brien chat before delivering remarks to the media at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21, 2020. (State Department)

US investigates suspected cyber-espionage campaign against government agencies dating back months

Multiple security-focused government agencies are digging into what happened.

Dec 13, 2020 By Tim Starks

U.S. poised to deny China Mobile access to American market due to spying fears

On Monday, the Trump administration moved to block a large Chinese telecommunications company from entering the U.S. market, recommending that its application be rejected on national security…

Jul 3, 2018 By Ryan Duffy

The small government agency creating a policy to stop botnets

A Trump administration initiative to reduce the threat from botnets is using a novel policymaking tool developed by an obscure federal agency.

Jan 30, 2018 By Shaun Waterman

Hackers expect replies, not rewards, for finding bugs

The survey is one of three publications from the NTIA's vulnerability disclosure multi-stakeholder process.

Dec 15, 2016

The government is trying to catch up on IoT security policy

The ballooning security problems presented by the burgeoning Internet of Things phenomenon need to be addressed as quickly as possible, but the ecosystem's complexity makes it hard…

Oct 26, 2016 By Shaun Waterman