Tag Archives: security and privacy

Pentagon Hires Hackers to Target Sensitive Internal Systems

With concerns about cyber vulnerabilities rising across the U.S. government, the cyber firm Synack Inc. received a three-year, $4 million contract in September to carry out “bug bounties” across the Pentagon. Continue reading

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Microsoft Can Pursue Suit Over U.S. Sneak-and-Peek Searches

The judge said the company has at least made a plausible argument that federal law muzzles its right to speak about government investigations, while not ruling on the merits of the case. Continue reading

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Industry Groups Urge Senate to Pass Email Privacy Act As-Is

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Email Privacy Act in an unanimous voice vote on Monday, reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). Continue reading

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Lance Crosby’s Security Startup StackPath Acquires Highwinds

StackPath announced this week that it has acquired Content Delivery Network (CDN) provider Highwinds to scale its global platform and extend its content delivery capabilities. Continue reading

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U.K. Companies Lack Board-Level Digital Defenses, Deloitte Says

Only 5 percent of large U.K. companies say their boards include directors with expertise in information technology or cyber security. Continue reading

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