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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 15: Former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Waltz, who was nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, previously served as the National Security Adviser. He resigned from that position after facing scrutiny for his involvement in creating a Signal chat that mistakenly included a journalist. This chat discussed sensitive plans for a military strike on Houthi targets in Yemen. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Waltz brushes off SignalGate questions, points finger at CISA 

In congressional testimony, President Trump’s former national security adviser said his use of Signal to coordinate military operations was “driven by” cybersecurity guidance from CISA.
U.S. Representatives of the 119th Congress are sworn in during the first day of session in the House chamber in 2025. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Meta confused over WhatsApp ban issued to House staffers

The chamber’s chief administrative officer issued a memo Monday that the messaging app is not approved for official use.
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Devices are displayed at the research lab of the Israeli firm Cellebrite’s technology on November 9, 2016 in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva. It only takes a few seconds for an employee of Cellebrite’s technology, one of the world’s leading hacking companies, to take a locked smartphone and pull the data from it. (JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Cellebrite to acquire mobile testing firm Corellium in $200 million deal

Both companies have faced controversy in recent years, primarily for their work in circumventing mobile device security features
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The Stop CSAM Act, first introduced in 2023 by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., (above) and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., would impose several new requirements on companies to prevent the hosting and distribution of child sexual abuse material on their platforms.

Legislative push for child online safety runs afoul of encryption advocates (again)

The Stop CSAM Act would compel companies to curb online child sexual abuse material, but critics argue it would also weaken encrypted services for all users.
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