Senate Commerce Committee Archives

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

John Thune (R-SD) speaks after being elected Senate Majority Leader for the 119th Congress following the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 13. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trio of South Dakota politicians set to have bigger roles on cybersecurity

The little-populated state is seeing its governor and two senators move into key positions to influence cyber policy.

Nov 27, 2024 By Tim Starks

Brandon Wales of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on May 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Ivanti-linked breach of CISA potentially affected more than 100,000 individuals

A senior CISA official shared details with CyberScoop regarding the incident after the agency notified Congress about it on Friday.

Mar 29, 2024 By Tim Starks

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks to members of the press outside the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2023.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)

FTC nominees urge Congress to pass federal data privacy law

Members of Congress also asked nominees for their thoughts on how the FTC should tackle AI.

Sep 20, 2023 By Tonya Riley

The logos social networking applications are displayed on a smartphone screen on March 14, 2022. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Rights groups: Kids’ online safety bill could put vulnerable teens at risk

The groups say the bill has laudable goals but could come with unintended consequences for vulnerable children.

Nov 28, 2022 By Tonya Riley

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 09: As Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-WA) looks on Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) questions during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee February 9, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Marovich-Pool/Getty Images)

Children’s privacy legislation advances through the Senate, but fight is brewing

Federal privacy legislation fails to gain momentum in the Senate.

Jul 27, 2022 By Tonya Riley

Ranking member Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., (L) speaks as Committee Chairman Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., looks on during a hearing before Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Congress reaches compromise on draft privacy legislation

The newly proposed federal privacy framework comes with protections for biometric data and against discrimination.

Jun 3, 2022 By Tonya Riley

Google password — (Thomas Hawk / Flickr)

Slow disclosure of Google+ flaw draws attention of senators

Republican senators have written to Google CEO Sundar Pichai demanding to know why the company was reportedly slow to disclose a software flaw in its Google+ social…

Oct 11, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas

Senators grill Uber CISO over 2016 breach, extortion incident

During the hearing, the lawmakers questioned Uber’s chief security officer while also receiving an education from experts on how bug bounty programs are supposed to operate.

Feb 7, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Sen. Roger Wicker. (OSCE Parliamentary Assembly / Flickr)

U.S. government’s cyber Scholarship-for-Service program would expand under Senate bill

The Cyber Scholarship Opportunities Act would expand the National Science Foundation's CyberCorps: Scholarship-for-Service program, which awards grants and scholarships to students in exchange for agreeing to take…

Aug 4, 2017 By Shaun Waterman