Election commission says it won’t de-certify voting systems running old versions of Windows
The disclosure highlights the challenge of keeping voting systems secure after a vendor ceases offering support for a product.
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With Will Hurd’s retirement, Congress loses a key cybersecurity advocate
The Texas Republican has advocated strong encryption and higher standards for connected devices.
Research shows gap in House, Senate candidates’ website security
Nearly 30 percent of House of Representatives candidates have significant security issues in their websites compared to less than 5 percent of Senate candidates, according to new…
Bill would call on White House to develop its own list of APT groups
A bill that passed the House Foreign Affairs committee Tuesday calls on the White House to develop a publicly available list of APT groups identified by the…
Congress wants to prevent states from weakening encryption
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has reintroduced legislation that would preempt any attempts by states to weaken encryption.
U.S. moves to develop grand cybersecurity partnership with Ukraine, a favorite target for Russian hackers
During a week where multiple senior Ukrainian government officials came to visit Washington, a bill designed to foster further collaboration on cybersecurity efforts between the U.S. and…
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Cyber diplomacy office at State Department would return under House-passed bill
Congress took the first step in reestablishing a State Department office that was dedicated to developing global norms for digital espionage and more.
How the Democrats plan to stop hackers from breaching 2018 campaigns
Fresh off the wounds of the 2016 campaign, Democratic political reorganizations are compelling political campaigns to improve their cybersecurity.
Here are the cybersecurity amendments added to the House’s defense bill
House members attached several cybersecurity-focused amendments to the fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
Definitions for cyberwar terms sought by House lawmakers
The resolution reflects the thinking of many experts who say the U.S. needs to be more candid about its "red lines" in cyberspace and other elements of…