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Apps including Tiktok are seen on the screen of Apple iPhone.

Policy

Apple lawsuit pits US free-market goal against app security

Lawsuit over tight control on apps comes as TikTok bill moves in Congress

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted March 26, 2024 at 7:00am

FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement that the malware affected banks, a contractor for critical infrastructure and a medical device manufacturer.

Policy

FBI shuts down Qakbot malware tied to ransomware, financial fraud

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted August 29, 2023 at 5:35pm
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters, D-Mich., says an overreliance on China has exacerbated U.S. drug shortages.

Congress

Peters eyes progress on unfinished cyber bills in next Congress

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted December 15, 2022 at 3:40pm
A policy paper from Sen. Mark Warner's office outlines cyberthreats facing health care providers.

Congress

Warner warns of cyberthreats to health care industry

By Henry Kenyon
Posted November 4, 2022 at 2:22pm
OMB Director Shalanda Young issued the software-procurement guidance Wednesday.

White House tightens rules on federal software purchases

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted September 14, 2022 at 2:37pm
House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro says the funding would help address “increasingly pervasive cyber-attacks.”

House appropriators back more than $15 billion for cybersecurity

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted July 12, 2022 at 7:00am
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., has led congressional efforts on cybersecurity. 'You can't fight an enemy if you don't have situational awareness,' he said.

Peters leads lawmakers’ long-awaited response on cybersecurity

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 7, 2022 at 7:00am
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, who sponsored the Senate bill, said the legislation would “give local officials in Michigan and across the country additional tools and resources to combat cyber-attacks.”

States, localities await federal help on cybersecurity

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted May 24, 2022 at 7:00am
A 2018 survey by Bumble found that one in three women using the app had received unsolicited nude pictures from someone they hadn’t met.

Virginia follows Texas to punish sending of unsolicited nude pics online

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted May 10, 2022 at 6:30am
The Colonial Pipeline Houston Station facility in Pasadena, Texas on May 10, 2021, after a ransomware attack forced the shutdown of the largest oil pipeline in the eastern United States.

Congress aims for next step to safeguard critical infrastructure

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted April 12, 2022 at 6:30am