Tag: Bill

  • Bill Would Beef Up Security for IoT Wares Sold to US Gov’t

    Vendors that provide the U.S. government with internet-connected devices – so-called internet of things – would need to assure they can be patched, don’t include hard-coded passwords that can’t be changed and are free of known security vulnerabilities, according to bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate on Tuesday. Read full news article on bankinfosecurity.com  

  • New Bill Seeks Basic IoT Security Standards

    Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate today introduced a bill that would set baseline security standards for the government’s purchase and use of a broad range of Internet-connected devices, including computers, routers and security cameras. Read full news article on Krebs on Security  

  • U.S. Senators to Introduce IoT Security Bill

    U.S. senators on Tuesday announced plans to introduce legislation seeking to address vulnerabilities in IoT devices. Read full news article on CircleID  

  • Telco national security Bill should pass after clarifications: Intelligence Committee

    The Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Bill is set to be waved through Australian Parliament with a bipartisan report stating that after a number of clarifications, it should become law. The Bill forces telco carriers and carriage service providers (CSPs) to “do their best” Read full news article on ZDNet  

  • House Passes Bill That Could Have More Teens Facing Minimum Sentences For Sexting

    In Washington as in life, certain roads may be paved with good intentions, but critics of a purportedly well-meaning new bill warn it would lead to major suffering for the very people it’s meant to protect: U.S. teenagers. Last week, the House of Representatives approved H.R.1761, also known as the “Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017.” Reportedly aimed at closing…

  • Proposed ‘Hack Back’ Bill Would Help Companies Hunt Down Hackers

    Today’s topics include a Georgia congressman looking to breathe new life into a controversial proposed hack back bill; Google adding new anti-phishing features to Gmail; IBM and Cisco joining forces to integrate threat intelligence to improve cyber-security; and Microsoft partners readying Windows mixed reality headsets in time for the holidays. Georgia congressman Tom Graves has…

  • California Senate Passes Surveillance Transparency Bill

    A bill to shine light on law enforcement surveillance technology has passed out of the California State Senate. Now the battle begins in the California Assembly.  S.B. Read full news article on Electronic Frontier Foundation  

  • Draft Hacking Back Bill Gets Modifications Prior to Imminent Introduction

    Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.) has released an updated version (PDF) of his draft Active Cyber Defense Certainty (ACDC) Act, incorporating feedback from the business community, academia and cybersecurity policy experts. Read full news article on SecurityWeek  

  • Bill to reform NSA hacking policy has skeptics in White House

    The Trump administration has concerns about a proposed reform of the policy process the U.S. government uses when deciding how to handle newly discovered software vulnerabilities known as zero days, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Rob Joyce told a meeting of tech leaders in Boston this week. Read full news article on Cyberscoop  

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