Making .GOV domains secure – it’ll take “a few years” yet
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Uncle Sam opens arms to friendly hackers
All you bug hunters out there are about to get a nice Christmas gift – the US federal government finally wants to hear from you.
NSA won’t collect phone location data, promises US government
US intelligence agencies won’t harvest US residents’ geolocation data in future investigations, revealed the US government this month.
Hacker Lauri Love denied bid to get computers back
Hacker Lauri Love has failed to get his computers back six years after UK’s National Crime Agency took them as part of a criminal investigation.
US gov declares emergency after wave of domain hijacking attacks
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an emergency directive tightening DNS security after a recent wave of domain hijacking attacks targeting government websites.
Shutdown hits government websites as certificates begin to expire
The US government shutdown is affecting more than just physical sites like national parks and monuments.
Apple’s new tool will make it easier for law enforcement to request data
Apple is planning to create an online portal that will allow law enforcement officials around the world to request information about its users more easily.
US cybersecurity plan won’t stop the government getting hacked – but it’s a start
A new strategy unveiled by the White House this week should help the US to improve its flawed cyberdefenses, but even the US CIO admits that there can never be perfect security.
US government whistleblowers left vulnerable to eavesdropping
In response to the HTTPS-Only Standard proposal, the ACLU name 29 branches of the Federal government that don’t secure whistleblowers’ data.