Laws and regulations

US Federal systems must be covered by vulnerability-disclosure policies by March 2021US Federal systems must be covered by vulnerability-disclosure policies by March 2021

US Federal systems must be covered by vulnerability-disclosure policies by March 2021

A new Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) mandate requires U.S. agencies to implement vulnerability-disclosure policies by March 2021. The…

5 years ago
The Australian government wants to respond to attacks on critical infrastructureThe Australian government wants to respond to attacks on critical infrastructure

The Australian government wants to respond to attacks on critical infrastructure

The Australian government aims at giving itself the power to manage the response of private enterprises to cyber attacks on…

5 years ago
EU has imposed sanctions on foreign actors for the first time everEU has imposed sanctions on foreign actors for the first time ever

EU has imposed sanctions on foreign actors for the first time ever

For the first-ever time, the EU has imposed economical sanctions on Russia, China, and North Korea following cyber-attacks aimed at…

5 years ago
President Trump’s executive order bans foreign electrical equipment from national power gridPresident Trump’s executive order bans foreign electrical equipment from national power grid

President Trump’s executive order bans foreign electrical equipment from national power grid

US power grid will not include any equipment manufactured by foreign states for security reasons, this states the executive order…

5 years ago
Facebook vs NSO Group lawsuit: 1,400+ users were targeted with Pegasus spywareFacebook vs NSO Group lawsuit: 1,400+ users were targeted with Pegasus spyware

Facebook vs NSO Group lawsuit: 1,400+ users were targeted with Pegasus spyware

The legal dispute between Facebook and NSO group continues even after the Israeli surveillance firm filed a motion to dismiss…

5 years ago
New York Attorney General asks domain registrars to crack down on coronavirus scam sitesNew York Attorney General asks domain registrars to crack down on coronavirus scam sites

New York Attorney General asks domain registrars to crack down on coronavirus scam sites

New York Attorney General asks domain registrars, including GoDaddy, and Namecheap, to crack down on coronavirus scam sites. The Coronavirus-themed…

5 years ago
Trump signed a bill to help small telecoms replace Huawei equipmentTrump signed a bill to help small telecoms replace Huawei equipment

Trump signed a bill to help small telecoms replace Huawei equipment

This week US President Donald Trump signed a bill that assigns $1 billion to small telecom providers for replacing equipment made by…

5 years ago
$1B to help telecom carriers to “rip and replace” Huawei and ZTE equipment$1B to help telecom carriers to “rip and replace” Huawei and ZTE equipment

$1B to help telecom carriers to “rip and replace” Huawei and ZTE equipment

US Congress passed legislation offering $1 billion to help telecom carriers "rip and replace" equipment from Chinese giants Huawei and…

5 years ago
Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education PlatformGoogle sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform

Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform

New Mexico sues Google for allegedly using the Google for Education platform to gather personal and private data from children.…

5 years ago
Russian govn blocked Tutanota service in Russia to stop encrypted communicationRussian govn blocked Tutanota service in Russia to stop encrypted communication

Russian govn blocked Tutanota service in Russia to stop encrypted communication

Tutanota, the popular free and open-source end-to-end encrypted email software, has been blocked by Russian authorities. The popular free and open-source end-to-end encrypted email service Tutanota…

5 years ago