Policy

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• Cyber Safety Review Board
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Government
• Policy
• Salt Typhoon

Purging cyber review board was ‘a great idea,’ DHS deputy secretary nominee says

Cyber Scoop February 25, 2025

Purging cyber review board was ‘a great idea,’ DHS...

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• data privacy
• House Energy and Commerce Committee
• Policy

Top House E&C Republicans query public for ideas on data privacy law

Cyber Scoop February 21, 2025

Top House E&C Republicans query public for ideas on...

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• Chris Inglis
• cyber workforce
• Government
• Harry Coker
• Kemba Walden
• National Cyber Director
• Office of the National Cyber Director
• Policy
• RNC
• Sean Cairncross
• Trump administration
• White House
• workforce

Trump picks Sean Cairncross for national cyber director

Cyber Scoop February 11, 2025

Trump picks Sean Cairncross for national cyber director |...

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• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
• cybercrime
• Kirsten Gillibrand
• Mike Rounds
• Policy

Bipartisan Senate bill would strengthen cybercrime penalties

Cyber Scoop February 11, 2025

Bipartisan Senate bill would strengthen cybercrime penalties | CyberScoop...

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• disinformation
• doj
• election security
• Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)
• Government
• Policy
• Russia
• Trump administration

DOJ disbands foreign influence task force, limits scope of FARA prosecutions 

Cyber Scoop February 6, 2025

DOJ disbands foreign influence task force, limits scope of...

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• data breaches
• Donald Trump
• Elon Musk
• FISMA
• Government
• OPM breach
• Policy
• Threats
• Treasury Department

Cybersecurity, government experts are aghast at security failures in DOGE takeover

Cyber Scoop February 4, 2025

Cybersecurity, government experts are aghast at security failures in...

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• federal contracting
• Government
• Nancy Mace
• Policy
• Shontel Brown
• vdp
• vulnerability disclosure

Bill requiring federal contractors to have vulnerability disclosure policies gets House redo

Cyber Scoop January 31, 2025

Bill requiring federal contractors to have vulnerability disclosure policies...

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• Amy Klobuchar
• cybercrime
• FBI
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• FISA
• Government
• John Cornyn
• Kash Patel
• Peter Welch
• Policy
• Ross Ulbricht
• Section 702
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Silk Road

FBI nominee Kash Patel gets questions on cybercrime investigations, Silk Road founder, surveillance powers

Cyber Scoop January 30, 2025

FBI nominee Kash Patel gets questions on cybercrime investigations,...

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• Congress
• Edward Snowden
• Government
• Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
• Policy
• Privacy
• Section 702
• tulsi gabbard

Tulsi Gabbard tussles with senators over Snowden, surveillance 

Cyber Scoop January 30, 2025

Tulsi Gabbard tussles with senators over Snowden, surveillance  |...

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• Department of Treasury
• financial sector
• Financial services
• Government
• House Financial Services Committee
• Josh Gottheimer
• Policy
• ransomware
• Zach Nunn

House bill aims to better protect financial institutions from ransomware attacks

Cyber Scoop January 30, 2025

House bill aims to better protect financial institutions from...

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