UK abandons Apple backdoor demand after US diplomatic pressure
The United Kingdom has withdrawn its demand that Apple create a backdoor to its encrypted cloud systems following months of diplomatic pressure from the United…
Category: Cyberscoop
Trump threatens executive order on elections, claims states must obey
In a sweeping announcement about a forthcoming executive order, President Donald Trump argued Monday that states are ultimately subservient to the White House when it…
Here’s what could happen if CISA 2015 expires next month
Expiration of a 2015 law at the end of September could dramatically reduce cyber threat information sharing within industry, as well as between companies and…
By gutting its cyber staff, State Department ignores congressional directives
The State Department has demonstrated it does not understand that cyber power is critical to geopolitical power. In the course of reorganizing offices and reducing…
Court rebuffs request by telecoms to review $92 million privacy fine
A federal district court declined to step in and review a combined $92 million fine imposed by the Federal Communications Commission on T-Mobile and Sprint…
Cisco discloses maximum-severity defect in firewall software
Cisco disclosed a maximum-severity vulnerability affecting its Secure Firewall Management Center Software that could allow unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands and execute high-privilege…
Court upholds FCC data breach reporting rules on telecom sector
A federal court has upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to impose stricter data breach notification regulations on the telecom sector, including requirements that the…
US widens sanctions on Russian crypto exchange Garantex, its successor and affiliate firms
U.S. officials imposed sanctions Thursday on Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, its successor Grinex, and related affiliates, while also targeting its leaders for arrest with financial…
Russia restricts WhatsApp, Telegram calls, alleging criminal, terrorist activity
Russia is restricting calls on the WhatsApp and Telegram messaging apps in what it says is a bid to counter criminal activity, but that WhatsApp…
Fortinet SIEM issue coincides with spike in brute-force traffic against company’s SSL VPNs
Fortinet warned customers in an advisory Tuesday of a critical vulnerability in FortiSIEM, its security information and event management software, adding that “practical exploit code”…
The overlooked changes that two Trump executive orders could bring to cybersecurity
Two executive orders President Donald Trump has signed in recent months could prove to have a more dramatic impact on cybersecurity than first thought, for…
Patch the vulnerability: Confirm Sean Plankey as CISA director
Every chief information security officer understands that unresolved vulnerabilities can eventually become entry points for threats. In the private sector, we don’t ignore gaps in…