While initial concerns focused on car thefts, the government's scope has broadened to include threats to home security systems and critical public infrastructure, such as cell towers.
The Federal Communications Commission has unveiled a proposed rule pushing for more stringent anti-robocall measures on top of already available know your customer rules, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
A coalition of about50 former national security leaders is pressing Congress to expedite a straightforward renewal of a critical surveillance authority just days before its expiration, warning that even a temporary lapse would jeopardize counterterrorism and espionage efforts, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Major U.S. voice service provider Voxbeam Telecommunications has been ordered by the Federal Communications Commission to pay a $4.5 million penalty for allegedly accepting suspicious call traffic from a foreign provider without authorization, The Cyber Express reports.
StateScoop reports that the majority of Americans seek more control over data sharing across the U.S. government as the federal government continues to demand more personal information from state governments.
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