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With Will Hurd's retirement, Congress loses a key cybersecurity advocate
The Texas Republican has advocated strong encryption and higher standards for connected devices.
Pentagon cyber contractor charged for allegedly threatening to kill member of Congress
The contractor allegedly was motivated by a bill that would require public school vaccinations.
Voting-machine vendors have some serious questions to answer, senators say
Senators, including Amy Klobuchar, say every machine made by election technology companies should reliably produce paper records.
Lawmakers want data on the number of times Senate computers have been hacked
Right now, lawmakers appear to be in the dark on the issue.
Foreign VPN apps need a close look from DHS, senators say
If the U.S. intelligence community worries about Huawei and Kaspersky, DHS should worry about federal government use of certain foreign VPN apps, says Sens. Marco Rubio and Ron Wyden.
Congress must do more in fight against global cybercrime, advocacy group says
U.S. investments in stemming cybercrime at home and abroad are falling short, according to the think tank Third Way.
