Bill to study national security risks in routers passes House committee
A federal study into the national security risks posed by routers, modems and similar devices controlled by U.S. adversaries moved...
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Microsoft patches zero-day actively exploited in string of ransomware attacks
Microsoft addressed 126 vulnerabilities affecting its systems and core products, including a zero-day in the Windows Common Log File System...
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Tech experts recommend full steam ahead on US export controls for AI
Technology experts pressed Congress to maintain export controls on semiconductor chips and other technologies, telling lawmakers Tuesday that the restrictions...
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Privacy fights over expiring surveillance law loom after House hearing
Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee say privacy protections under a bill Congress passed to re-up a major surveillance law...
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Google hopes its experimental AI model can unearth new security use cases
Google has built a cybersecurity assistant for information security professionals, and now they’re looking for researchers to play with it....
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Voluntary ‘Pall Mall Process’ seeks to curb spyware abuses
Twenty-one nations signed on to a voluntary accord last week in Paris to govern the use of commercial hacking tools...
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Google addresses 2 actively exploited vulnerabilities in security update
Google addressed 62 vulnerabilities affecting Android devices in its April security update, including a pair of actively exploited software defects...
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Senators re-up bill to expand Secret Service’s financial cybercrime authorities
A bipartisan pair of senators is taking another shot at their bill to expand the U.S. Secret Service’s investigative powers...
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Trump fires Gen. Timothy Haugh from leadership of Cyber Command and NSA
Gen. Timothy Haugh, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the NSA, was removed from those positions Thursday...
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China-backed espionage group hits Ivanti customers again
Ivanti customers are confronting another string of attacks linked to an actively exploited vulnerability in the company’s VPN products. Mandiant...
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International intelligence agencies raise the alarm on fast flux
International intelligence and cybersecurity agencies jointly issued a warning Thursday about “fast flux,” an advanced technique used by cybercriminals and...
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Cyber Command touts AI-driven gains in cybersecurity, network monitoring
A top Cyber Command official said the agency has been able to use generative AI tools to dramatically cut down...
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