U.S. National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross has been urged by Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., to combat risks associated with the growing involvement of China and Russia in open-source software development, CyberScoop reports.
House Homeland Security Chair Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., said Congress may need to approve another short-term extension of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 as talks on a long-term agreement remain stalled, reports CyberScoop.
A joint letter to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), coordinated by the Open Rights Group, details alleged failures by the Home Office to meet data protection and equality obligations.
President Donald Trump has inked an executive order that would prohibit state and local governments from enacting AI regulations amid concerns surrounding its legality, according to NPR.
Additional cybersecurity safeguards for commercial satellite providers have been pushed by the Satellite Cybersecurity Act reintroduced by Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
The new law, Article 8-A, carves out exceptions for actions that might otherwise be deemed illegal, such as unauthorized system access, provided the researcher acts solely in the public interest of cybersecurity.
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