Cybersecurity
EU, Japan, Australia Move From Voluntary Cyber Guidelines to Binding Law
Australia recorded a cybercrime report every six minutes, up from one every ten minutes two years ago.
Paul Nakasone
Four NSA Directors Address American Offensive Cyber Power
Not all chips pose equal national security risk, directors said. They also urged more precise export controls
Senate Judiciary
Rep. Swalwell Says App Preference Bill Will Harm National Security
‘I just want to limit the ability for any bad actor to get into your device.’
Broadband's Impact
Broadband Roundup: AT&T-DirecTV Merger and its Impact on the Marketplace
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2014 – AT&T announced that it would acquire DirecTV in a $48.5 billion deal, according to multiple sources. The agreement may allow AT&T to position itself in a way to rival cable firms. AT& would acquire about 20 million of DirecTV’s customers. The Washington Post recounts that
Infrastructure
Utah Poised to Be First State With Large-Scale Gigabit Networks: Speakers at Utah Broadband Summit
PROVO, Utah, October 28, 2013 – The prospect and reality of Gigabit Networks throughout the country, beginning in Utah, are “creating bigger surface areas for the mind,” the chief technology officer of US IGNITE said here on Thursday. Speaking at the Utah Broadband Summit here in Provo — selected a
FTC
Conference Explores Privacy Issues in an Increasingly Connected Society
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2013 – Most Americans have a negative view of data gathering and feel that they have little control over what information is available to businesses and the government, according to a poll released Thursday by Allstate and National Journal-Heartland Monitor. However, many Americ
Defense Department
Pentagon Announces Buildup of Cyber Defenses
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2011 – The Defense Department announced late last week a plan to proactively deal with cyber intrusions through a collaborative buildup of civilian and military network defenses. The DoD Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace (DSOC) is the first unified strategy for conducting op
Broadband's Impact
Securing New Infrastructure Will Require Watchful Eye, Experts Say
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2009 – Balancing privacy and security will require a delicate approach as the internet becomes more pervasive in the lives of everyday Americans, said a panel of national security policy experts on the first day of the Computers Freedom & Privacy conference at George Washington U
