AI
Researchers Link DeepSeek to China Mobile, Banned from Doing Business in U.S.
The growth of Chinese-controlled digital services has become a major topic of concern for U.S. national security officials.
AI
House Representatives Call for Standards in Government Use of AI
A bipartisan task force urged Congress to establish policies governing AI use in federal agencies.
Foreign Ownership
Consolidated Deal Clears White House Foreign Ownership Review
The approval comes with more conditions than when Searchlight made a major investment in Consolidated.
DHS
Misinformation and Hoaxes About Hurricane Helene Cloud the Recovery
Disinformation agents, hucksters and politicians are exploiting the disaster.
DHS
Bipartisan Hotspot Bill, EU Agrees to Regulate AI, FCC Warns on Cybersecurity
A bipartisan bill that would give rural households a $300 tax credit to purchase a mobile hotspot
DHS
CES 2023: Consumers Need to Understand Personal Cybersecurity, Says White House Cyber Official
Consumers must better understand how to weigh risks and protect themselves in the digital world, said Camille Stewart Gloster.
DHS
CES 2023: Cybersecurity for IoT Devices Should be Market-Driven
NIST’s cybersecurity guidelines for IoT prescribe desired outcomes, rather than specific and ‘brittle’ standards.
DHS
Former Google Exec to Cyber Office, Verizon Urges Action on USF, T-Mobile Settles Data Breach Suits
Former Google executive Camille Gloster has been appointed by the White House to its Office of the National Cyber Director.
DHS
Google Cyber Buy, DDoS in Russia/Ukraine, Emergency Connectivity Fund Latest
Google’s purchase of Mandiant comes after the company’s cloud business was the subject of cyber breaches.
DHS
Companies Should Mandate Two-Factor Authentication, Says Head of National Cybersecurity Alliance
Lenovo, Facebook and Microsoft sit on board of non-profit group led by Interim Executive Director Lisa Plaggemier.
Cloud
‘Boogaloo’ Lawsuit Against Facebook, Nokia-Ligado Partnership, Congressmembers Fighting with Google CEO
The sister of a federal officer shot on duty says Facebook knowingly radicalized his killers.
China
Jason Boyce: Washington Cannot Let Amazon Water Down Consumer Protection Legislation
It is in Amazon’s interest to twist the arm of lawmakers and prevent protections against internet scams.
China
WaPo Huawei Investigation, New Mexico Google Settlements, DHS Bug Bounty Program
New documents allegedly reveal Huawei is more involved with Chinese surveillance than previously known.
DHS
SolarWinds CEO Says Hack Shows Need for Information-Sharing Between Industry and Government
February 23, 2021 – The data breach suffered by SolarWinds in December illustrates the need for better communications between industry and government, according to the CEO of the information tech company. CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna said Monday that it is important that the industry shares information
DHS
Artificial Intelligence Task Force, State Cybersecurity, ADTRAN Offers Rural Funding Guidance
Over twenty technologically minded organizations teamed up on Tuesday to support the creation of a task force for a proposed national artificial intelligence research cloud. The task force would be created via the passage of the National AI Research Resource Task Force Act, which aims at providing a
DHS
Broadband Roundup: Hospitals Developing Telemedicine, House Passes 5G Act, Concerns about EARN IT Act
With more than 1,300 cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the United States, hospital chief information officers are frantically trying to use telemedicine tools in the race against the clock, reports Agam Shah for The Wall Street Journal. These telemedicine tools include “developing digital d
