The Congressional remedy for Salt Typhoon? More information sharing with industry
A year after Chinese hackers were found in U.S. telecom networks, Congress and federal agencies have taken few concrete actions to stop the next hack.
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Legislation would designate ‘critical cyber threat actors,’ direct sanctions against them
The bill is a bid at further deterring cyberattacks, a sentiment with growing focus on the Hill and in the Trump administration.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Children’s privacy legislation advances through the Senate, but fight is brewing
Federal privacy legislation fails to gain momentum in the Senate.
Congress reaches compromise on draft privacy legislation
The newly proposed federal privacy framework comes with protections for biometric data and against discrimination.
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…