Wyden pledging to fight legislation to limit encryption
(Cyberwar.news) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden pledged last week to fight legislation expected shortly in Congress that would limit encryption protection in American [...]
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FBI drops case against Apple as the agency mysteriously gains access to terrorist iPhone
(Cyberwar.news) After a tense month-long standoff with Apple, the FBI has dropped its case against the tech giant after mysteriously gaining access to an iPhone used by one of the San Berna [...]
Shadowy hacking underworld may be helping the FBI break into jihadi iPhone
(Cyberwar.news) In recent days following reports that the FBI may not need Apple after all to gain access to a locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino jihadists, many in the intelli [...]
GAO: Healthcare.gov systems experienced 316 “incidents” since 2013
(Cyberwar.news) A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) calls for changes to security policy for the Healthcare.gov website, after 316 “security incidents” were documented [...]
Report: Number of cyber ‘incidents’ up at federal agencies
(Cyberwar.news) Even as officials were scrambling to tamp down IT vulnerabilities following a series of high-profile data breaches, the number of cybersecurity ‘incidents’ among federal age [...]
DHS: U.S. seaports, ships vulnerable to cyber attack
(Cyberwar.news) A new analysis from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis found that seaports in the United States are increasingly vulnerable to [...]
Federal prosecutors say they may not need Apple to crack iPhone for FBI
(Cyberwar.news) U.S. prosecutors said Monday that a “third party” had presented a possible method for opening an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, a d [...]
Apple encryption case presents an opportunity for cybersecurity coordination
By Jack Karsten and Darrell M. West Brookings Institute In a letter to customers on February 16, Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that his company would not willingly override the security feature [...]
FBI, NTSB warn that our vehicles are increasingly vulnerable to hacking
(Cyberwar.news) The FBI and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are warning drivers and automakers that vehicles are “increasingly vulnerable” to hacking, as more models are [...]
Congress urged to address encryption issue once and for all
(Cyberwar.news) Congress has to act on encryption or the issue could bounce around courts across the country for years to come, a leading privacy expert warned ahead of a crucial hearing on [...]
