National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr., speaks at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo) National Cyber Director Harry Coker looks back (and ahead) on the Cyber Director office It’s made real strides, but there’s a lot more that it could be doing, he said, and more that needs to be done. 4 days ago By Tim Starks
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., leaves the Senate floor following a vote on Jan. 23. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) ***Local Caption *** Ben Ray Lujan Senators, witnesses: $3B for ‘rip and replace’ a good start to preventing Salt Typhoon-style breaches The annual defense spending bill contains money the FCC has sought to use to reimburse telecommunications carriers for removing Chinese equipment. Dec 11, 2024 By Tim Starks
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., talks with reporters as he leaves the U.S. Capitol following the first vote of the week on June 17. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Wyden legislation would mandate FCC cybersecurity rules for telecoms It would go beyond the FCC’s own proposal to regulate telecommunications carriers under federal wiretapping law. Dec 10, 2024 By Tim Starks
Jessica Rosenworcel (L), Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr arrives to testify during a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee hearing in 2022. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) FCC, for first time, proposes cybersecurity rules tied to wiretapping law The proposed rules are a response to Salt Typhoon’s breach of at least eight U.S. telecom companies. Dec 5, 2024 By Tim Starks
Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks on July 11 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Bonnie Cash/Getty Images) Sen. Blumenthal wants FCC to get busy on telecom wiretap security rules The subcommittee chair said the FCC has the ability to act now in response to Salt Typhoon targeting the 2024 presidential campaigns. Nov 19, 2024 By Tim Starks
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. CEO Andrew Witty appears before House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 1 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Change Healthcare breach affected 100 million Americans, marking a new record The company notified the Health and Human Services Department about the figure this week, the first it has specified. Oct 25, 2024 By Tim Starks
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks as Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris reacts during the presidential debate at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia Sept. 10, 2024. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Task force unveils cyber recommendations for the next president The 40-member panel has suggestions for whoever wins, from how to handle regulations to deterring malicious hackers. Oct 22, 2024 By Tim Starks
(Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images) SEC hits four companies with fines for misleading disclosures around SolarWinds hack Unisys, Avaya, Check Point and Mimecast will pay fines to settle charges that they downplayed in SEC filings the extent of the compromise. Oct 22, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
US Department of Justice building and the American flag under the sun, Washington DC, United States Justice Department rule aims to curb the sale of Americans’ personal data overseas The proposed regulation imposes a series of restrictions on how American entities can sell “bulk” sensitive data across six categories. Oct 21, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
visitor walks past US multinational telecommunications AT&T logo during the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on February 26, 2024. (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images) AT&T agrees to $13 million fine for third-party cloud breach The breach resulted in the theft of information related to more than 8.9 million AT&T Mobility customers. Sep 17, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson