DHS Designates Election Infrastructure as a Critical Infrastructure Subsector
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday that the nation’s election infrastructure will be designated as a subsector of the existing Government Facilities...
EU Proposes Updated Legislation to Ensure Stronger Privacy Rules in Electronic Communications
A proposal presented by the European Union executive on Tuesday will implement new rules to make it tougher for online messaging and email services...
Abbot Releases Security Patches for Vulnerable St. Jude Cardiac Devices Following Government Probe
St. Jude Medical on Monday released a set of cybersecurity updates for the Merlin remote monitoring system which is used with implantable pacemakers and...
Email Privacy Bill Reintroduced to Fix Loophole in Privacy Law
Representatives Kevin Yoder (R-KS) and Jared Polis (D-CO) on Monday reintroduced the Email Privacy Act, legislation that modernizes America’s digital privacy laws by establishing...
FTC Launches Public Challenge for Tool to Protect Against Security Vulnerabilities in IoT Systems
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday announced a prize competition that challenges the public to create a tool that consumers can deploy to...
AT&T Begins Implementation of Robocall Crackdown
AT&T on Tuesday launched AT&T Call Protect, a free network-based service that gives eligible AT&T wireless customers with HD Voice the ability to block...
Netflix’s Twitter Account Compromised by Hacker Group
A hacker group calling itself OurMine managed to hack into Netflix’s Twitter feed on Wednesday, posting a series of tweets. The streaming service moved...
International Operation Targets Users of ‘DDoS for Hire’ Services
An operation involving 13 countries and aimed at users of “DDoS for hire” services led to the arrest of nearly three dozen suspects last...
Yahoo Discloses New Data Breach: More Than 1 Billion User Accounts Hacked
In what is shaping up to be the largest breach yet, Yahoo disclosed on Wednesday that hackers gained unauthorized access to data associated with...
U.S. DOT Proposes a Requirement That New Vehicles ‘Talk’ to Each Other
Citing an enormous potential to reduce crashes on U.S. roadways, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a proposed rule Tuesday that would advance the...