US: lawmakers should try to understand encryption before fixing it
A new US government report has called on lawmakers to learn more about encryption before attempting to regulate it.
A new US government report has called on lawmakers to learn more about encryption before attempting to regulate it.
For the second time in two days, the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to pass a bill that would give legal protections to companies that share cyberattack information.
Grant Gross | 24 Apr | Read more
A new bill designed to encourage businesses and government agencies to share information about cyberthreats with each other may go farther toward protecting the privacy of Internet users than other recent legislation in the U.S. Congress.
Grant Gross | 14 Apr | Read more
U.S. lawmakers got a report card on Friday: they've been graded by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and other groups on whether they are effectively reining in the National Security Agency's surveillance programs.
Grant Gross | 28 Jun | Read more
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to share cyberthreat information with private companies and to create a cybersecurity framework focused on reducing risks to companies providing critical infrastructure.
Grant Gross | 13 Feb | Read more