The Trump administration was disclosed by U.S. National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross to be issuing further cybersecurity-focused executive orders following last month's release of the country's National Cyber Strategy, which was accompanied by an EO aimed at curtailing cybercrime and other fraudulent activities, reports Nextgov/FCW.
Nonprofit organization ioXt Alliance has been named by the Federal Communications Commission as the lead administrator for its Cyber Trust Mark Program, reports Cybersecurity Dive.
A recent Politico European Pulsepoll revealed that 84% of surveyed Europeans do not trust American tech firms with their data, while 93% feel the same about Chinese companies.
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is probing eight tech giants, including Meta, Amazon AI Services, TikTok, Snapchat, Discord, X.AI, Grindr, and Roblox, over alleged failures to clearly report the exchange of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) data, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
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.
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