Scale of SolarWinds compromise continues to be revealed, as US Senator confirms dozens of email accounts at US Treasury were compromised
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Microsoft Probed By US For Racial Discrimination
Redmond diversity plans to double the number of black and African American senior staff faces scrutiny from US government
US Mulls Controlling Stake In Ericsson, Nokia To Counter Huawei
US Attorney General William Barr suggests the US and its allies take ‘controlling stakes’ in Ericsson, Nokia as a counter to Huawei
US State Department Suffers Email System Breach
Slow roll-out of two factor authentication blamed after State Department admits email data breach
Kaspersky Lab Challenges US Government Security Ban
The DHS’ September order prohibited Kaspersky Lab’s products, including its popular antivirus, on civilian government networks
Trump Clarifies US Government Rules For Cyber Security Flaw Disclosures
New rules governing how US agencies disclose cyber security flaws, as the FCC readies net neutrality reversal
US Government Orders All Departments To Remove Kaspersky Products
But Kaspersky Lab says the allegations are ‘completely unfounded’ and ‘no credible evidence has been presented’ for the ban
US Congress Asks Agencies For Kaspersky Labs Documents
Fears over spying for Russia have prompted the probe which Kaspersky vehemently denies
Eugene Kaspersky Offers To Disclose Company Source Code To US Government
Kaspersky Lab CEO willing to work with US authorities dispel long-standing rumours about his ties to the Russian government
Trump Meets With Tech Titans To Plan Government Upgrades
Trump seeks advice from the likes of Google, Apple and Microsoft as part of government digital transformation initiative
WikiLeaks Reveals CherryBlossom CIA Router Snooping Hacking Tools
CherryBlossom can monitor Internet traffic and inject malicious code into targeted routers
Trump Administration Orders US Government Work On Y2K Bug To Stop
Seventeen years later and US federal agencies can stop filing paperwork on the Millennium Bug
US Visa Applicants Face Stricter Vetting With Social Media And Employment Checks
Stricter visa vetting procedures get approval despite facing criticism
Eugene Kaspersky Rejects Russian Government Links, Champions Cybersecurity Skills
Eugene Kaspersky also sees AI as having a role in cyber security, though human level intelligence is a way off
Kaspersky Adamantly Denies Working With Russian Government
The cyber security firm rallies against US government allegations of potential spying
Consumers Face Privacy Blow As US Senate Overturns FCC Web Tracking Rules
Internet Service Providers are now free to do what they want with your web browsing history
GCHQ Denies ‘Ridiculous’ Trump Wiretapping Claims, Receives Formal US Apology
GCHQ described the claims as “nonsense” after Donald Trump tweeted that he had been under surveillance
US Military Suffers Massive Leak Of Confidential Air Force Data
The leaked military documents have been described as the “holy grail” for foreign spies
Tech Firms Face Uncertainty As US Suspends Premium Processing For H-1B Visas
The suspension could significantly impact tech companies who rely heavily on foreign skilled workers
Oracle Hit By ‘Politically Motivated’ US Government Job Discrimination Lawsuit
Oracle is accused of paying white, male workers more than their counterparts and favouring Asian workers for technical roles
Pentagon To Pay Microsoft $1bn For Tech Support
Nice Christmas bonus for someone. Microsoft reportedly being paid close to $1 billion for Windows 10 support
Code.Gov Repository For Open Source US Government Code Goes Live
US government decides to place all Federal source code on one website, calling it the ‘people’s code’
Yahoo, LinkedIn, Apple iCloud: 10 Big Data Breaches
Data breaches from hack attacks continue to get bigger and bolder but which of these do you remember?
Apple, Google And Amazon Support Microsoft With US Government Gag Order Fight
Tech and media compaines throw Microsoft their support of a gagging lawsuit fight with the US government
ICANN Submits Migration Plan Away From US Control
Independence move for ICANN after it submits official plan for global stewardship to the US government
Tech Giants Slam US Cybersecurity Bill
Tech firms voice opposition to US bill amid concerns about data privacy and ‘collateral damage’ to third parties
US Treasury Computer System Was Open To Hack
Shoddy government security? Vital intelligence system for US financial system was vulnerable to hackers
Google Secretly Gave WikiLeaks Data To US Government
Incident happened almost three years ago but gag order on Google kept the search giant silent
Chinese Hackers Hit US Government Dept – Report
All US government personnel records may have been compromised by Chinese hackers
Tech Titans Withdraw Support For NSA Reform Bill
Tech giants object to a US government reform bill of the NSA, saying the measures do not go far enough