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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House on August 23, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Apple, JPMorgan Chase bosses among industry heads set to gather at White House for cyber ‘call to action’

The administration expects to make "concrete announcements" about tackling root causes of cyberattacks, a senior official said.

Aug 25, 2021 By Tim Starks

Small Business Administration (SBA) — Someone is spoofing the SBA to try to hack small businesses queuing up for loans during the coronavirus pandemic. (bluemaumau.org / CC BY 2.0 / Flickr)

Hackers spoof SBA to try to compromise companies’ computers

The hackers are exploiting businesses' reliance on digital updates from the federal government.

Apr 27, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas

sba data exposure — Personally identifiable information of a limited number of Economic Injury Disaster Loan applicants was potentially exposed, according to the Small Business Administration. (Getty Images)

Small business owners applying for COVID-19 relief may have had PII exposed, agency says

The Small Business Administration has started to notify business owners who may have had their data exposed.

Apr 5, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas

iran cybersecurity — Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was one of two senators who issued a letter to the Small Business Administration on Wednesday. (Getty)

Senators to Trump administration: Protect small businesses from Iranian hacking threat

“We are concerned that small businesses may not have the...tools necessary” to implement good security practices, Sens. Rubio and Cardin said.

Jan 15, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas

Why the cloud can make things more complex

SBA CTO Sanjay Gupta on how he deals with the cybersecurity challenges brought on by the cloud.

May 9, 2019 By cyberscoop_staff Jeff Stone