During her confirmation hearing for secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem says addressing foreign disinformation campaigns were outside the CISA's remit
Never felt less safe listening to this hearing. …
Brad Smith tells a US House committee that Microsoft “accepts responsibility” for the issues the CSRB found, its business in China serves US interests, and more
if they haven't shown good cybersecurity performance Jessica Lyons / The Register : Microsoft answered Congress' questions on security. Now the White House needs to act Sean Lyngaas / CNN : Microsoft ...
CISA releases a report detailing Lapsus$'s key techniques, calls for passwordless logins, and asks the FTC and the FCC for stricter SIM swapping protections
> Homeland Security report details how teen hackers exploited security weaknesses in some of the world's biggest companies. “We are seeing a rise in juvenile cybercrime,” @SecMayorkas told CNN. https:...
A look at the challenge of moderating livestreams for children and vulnerable users, even if age verification can be improved and privacy concerns addressed
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times : Tweets: @mabsoud , @jimpethokoukis , @aadilbrar , @mr_james_c , @cristinacriddle , and @mattnavarra Tweets: Michael Absoud / @mabsoud : “During the pandemic, the ...
A 51-page Senate committee report warns that the US government lacks comprehensive data on ransomware attacks and payments and suffers from fragmented reporting
Liam Tung / ZDNet : Source: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee .
Sources: TikTok is under investigation by US government agencies for CSAM and how a specific privacy feature is being exploited by predators
Short-video app with young user base accused of being ‘perfect place for predators’ by Homeland Security — TikTok is under investigation …
Documents show DHS uses ATLAS to scan for derogatory information on immigrants; critics say ATLAS is used to create a pretext to strip citizenship
The Intercept : Tweets: @samfbiddle and @samfbiddle Tweets: Sam Biddle / @samfbiddle : Not only can the Amazon-powered algorithm trigger denaturalization proceedings, DHS explicitly reserves the righ...
Sources: SolarWinds hackers gained access to emails of Trump administration's top DHS officials, including acting Secretary Chad Wolf and cybersecurity staff
Report iTnews : SolarWinds hack obtained emails of top US Homeland Security officials Tweets: @inteloperator : The recently approved stimulus package includes $650m for the Cybersecurity and Infrastru...
Microsoft warns users a new Chinese state-sponsored threat actor is exploiting four previously undisclosed zero days in Exchange Server; patches are available
Mitigate Microsoft Exchange On-Premises Product Vulnerabilities us-cert.cisa.gov : Alert (AA21-062A) — Mitigate Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities — Summary John Hammond / Huntress Blog : R...
DHS has issued an advisory to US businesses, warning of data security risks with using communication equipment and services from China-linked companies
- Homeland Security warns of trade secret, competition risks — Advisory comes after hack that Trump advisers blame on Russia