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Chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), is one of four Senators to sponsor the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act, which passed through the Senate HELP Committee 22-1. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senate moves one step closer to passing health care cyber reforms 

A legislative package that would overhaul cybersecurity practices at the Department of Health and Human Services sailed through committee. 
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senator urges Meta CEO to maintain election research partnerships

A Meta spokesperson told CyberScoop the company “remains committed to working with the research community” but wouldn’t commit to continuing a key program from 2020.
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) talks to reporters while introducing the Restrict Act with (L-R) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sen. Michael Bennett (D-CO), Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) at the U.S. Capitol on March 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate proposal sets stage for banning TikTok, other foreign tech

The RESTRICT Act would hand Commerce wide-ranging powers to regulate the presence of foreign technology companies such as TikTok.
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, former head of security at Twitter, testified on Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee on data security at Twitter. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Twitter, Mudge and survival of the quittest

Why corporate Darwinism needs to change so Silicon Valley won't ignore the likes of Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko.
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Sens. Richard Blumenthal, left, and Lindsey Graham appear at a news conference in Washington, D.C., on March 8, 2018. (JIM WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

EARN IT Act gets no changes to encryption language in Senate committee

The bill would remove legal liability immunity from tech platforms found in violation of laws regarding child sexual abuse materials. But civil society groups see a dangerous…
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