Cyber Security's Centrality to Internet Issues Discussed At Google
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2009 – Greater training and education will be necessary to ensure that cybersecurity receives the attention that it deserves, agreed a panel of government and industry officials,...
View ArticlePanelists: Information-Sharing to Solve Cyber-Security Woes Still Lacking
By Mercy Gakii, Reporter-Researcher, BroabandCensus.com WASHINGTON, September 30, 2009 – Federal Communications Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker said at the agency’s workshop on September 30 that...
View ArticleHouse Republican Leaders Ask for Permission to Use Skype
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2010 – House Republican leaders sent a letter last week to the House speaker and chairman of the Administration Committee requesting that lawmakers be allowed to use more video...
View ArticleCyber-security Bill Moves Out of Committee
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2010 –The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has passed the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010; as has been reported before this act...
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White House Hosts Cybersecurity Conference; Discusses Solutions
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2010 –White House Cybersecurity Coordinator and Special Assistant to the President Howard Schmidt has announced that 12 of 19 Federal agencies would be newly covered by EINSTEIN...
View ArticleVerizon Releases New Study on Cybercrime
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2010 – According to a study on Cybercrime released by Verizon Wireless almost half of security breaches in the United States Government are committed with the help of insiders...
View ArticleSmart Grid Cyber Security Legislation Passes Senate Committee
WASHINGTON August 6, 2010 – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has approved legislation that gives the Secretary of Energy the power to issue orders regarding threats to the electric...
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Chinese Drone Manufacturer DJI is a New Target for Charges of ‘Industrial...
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2019 – The Senate on Tuesday unleashed further criticism of Chinese technology players as witnesses told a Commerce subcommittee that unmanned aircraft systems are targets for...
View ArticleSolarWinds Attack by Russian Hackers Highlights Need for Better Cyberhygiene
January 24, 2021 – A recent cyberattack against SolarWinds—a Texas-based company which sells software that allows organizations to see what’s happening on their computer networks—serves as an urgent...
View ArticleFacebook Pauses Instagram for Kids, $1.2B from Emergency Connectivity Fund,...
September 27, 2021 – Facebook-owned Instagram has announced that it is “pausing” the development of an equivalent product for kids under 13, following pressure from lawmakers after a report emerged...
View ArticlePreventing Cyber Attacks Lies With Security Hygiene and Multi-factor...
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2022 – Security hygiene, multi-factor authentication, and employee training are key to preventing cyber attacks, experts said at a Federal Communications Bar webinar on Thursday....
View ArticleFCC Seeks Comments on Opening 12.7 GHz Band for 5G, Other Uses
WASHINGTON, October 27, 2022 – The Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved at its October meeting on Thursday a notice seeking comment on the 12.7–13.25 GHz band, as the commission moves...
View ArticleBill to Ban TikTok, Microsoft-Viasat Broadband Plan, NY Fiber for 5G
December 14, 2022 – On Tuesday, a bipartisan trio of lawmakers introduced legislation that would prohibit the use of Chinese-owned TikTok for American consumers and businesses due to ongoing national...
View ArticleHouse Republican Leaders Ask for Permission to Use Skype
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2010 – House Republican leaders sent a letter last week to the House speaker and chairman of the Administration Committee requesting that lawmakers be allowed to use more video...
View ArticleCyber-security Bill Moves Out of Committee
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2010 –The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has passed the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010; as has been reported before this act...
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White House Hosts Cybersecurity Conference; Discusses Solutions
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2010 –White House Cybersecurity Coordinator and Special Assistant to the President Howard Schmidt has announced that 12 of 19 Federal agencies would be newly covered by EINSTEIN...
View ArticleVerizon Releases New Study on Cybercrime
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2010 – According to a study on Cybercrime released by Verizon Wireless almost half of security breaches in the United States Government are committed with the help of insiders...
View ArticleSmart Grid Cyber Security Legislation Passes Senate Committee
WASHINGTON August 6, 2010 – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has approved legislation that gives the Secretary of Energy the power to issue orders regarding threats to the electric...
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Chinese Drone Manufacturer DJI is a New Target for Charges of ‘Industrial...
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2019 – The Senate on Tuesday unleashed further criticism of Chinese technology players as witnesses told a Commerce subcommittee that unmanned aircraft systems are targets for...
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SolarWinds Attack by Russian Hackers Highlights Need for Better Cyberhygiene
January 24, 2021 – A recent cyberattack against SolarWinds—a Texas-based company which sells software that allows organizations to see what’s happening on their computer networks—serves as an urgent...
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