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Tag: cybersecurity

Critical U.S. election systems said to have been left exposed online despite official denials

Friday, August 9, 2019 8:33 am10 Comments

Election Systems & Software, the top voting machine company in the U.S. insists that its election systems are never connected to the internet, but…

The great Equifax mystery: 17 months later, the stolen data has never been found

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 4:27 pm8 Comments

Something unusual happened. The data disappeared. Completely…

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak forms ‘Woz U’ to reprogram tech education, address skills gap

Friday, October 13, 2017 5:35 pmFriday, October 13, 20176 Comments

The man who revolutionized personal computing now wants to help revamp higher education for the tech industry…

After calling for less security in Apple iPhone case, feckless FBI calls for more security as two state voter databases hacked

Tuesday, August 30, 2016 3:00 pmTuesday, August 30, 201613 Comments

The FBI has uncovered evidence that foreign hackers penetrated two state election databases…

Apple and Dropbox oppose controversial U.S. ‘cybersecurity’ bill

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 3:01 pmWednesday, October 21, 20159 Comments

Apple and Dropbox said Tuesday that they do not support a controversial cybersecurity bill…


Apple Pay wins consumers’ hearts with focus on security

Tuesday, February 17, 2015 11:28 amTuesday, February 17, 20159 Comments

Apple has a straightforward business model that does not include selling personal data…

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s address at White House Cybersecurity Summit

Sunday, February 15, 2015 12:17 pm21 Comments

Apple CEO at the White House Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Summit…

Apple’s Tim Cook warns of ‘dire consequences’ of sacrificing privacy for security

Friday, February 13, 2015 5:35 pmFriday, February 13, 201531 Comments

Apple chief executive Tim Cook said that there should not…

Obama executive order aimed at encouraging companies to share cybersecurity data with government, each other

Friday, February 13, 2015 8:49 am15 Comments

The companies have refused to give full support to cybersecurity bills without some reform of surveillance practices exposed by Edward Snowden…

Verizon’s mobile ‘supercookies’ seen as threat to privacy

Thursday, January 29, 2015 12:56 pmThursday, January 29, 201512 Comments

For the last several months, cybersecurity experts have been warning…

New ‘cybersecurity’ rules in China smack of protectionism, says U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:36 amThursday, January 29, 20159 Comments

The Chinese government has adopted new regulations requiring companies…

Wyden introduces bill to ban U.S. government-mandated backdoors into Americans’ cellphones and computers

Thursday, December 4, 2014 9:46 pm63 Comments

U.S. government officials have recently proposed to compel companies to build backdoors…

Court rules NSA doesn’t have to reveal its semi-secret relationship with Google

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 6:25 pmWednesday, May 22, 201326 Comments

It’s no one’s business but theirs, according to an appeals court in the DC Circuit…

U.S. House passes Apple-backed cybersecurity bill; Obama threatens veto

Thursday, April 18, 2013 5:00 pmThursday, April 18, 201339 Comments

The House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday designed to help companies…

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