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Hackers find 122 vulnerabilities — 27 deemed critical — during first round of DHS bug bounty program
The findings, first reported by CyberScoop, come in the first of three phases for the DHS bug bounty program.
Security clearance background checks should take three days, Rep. Will Hurd says
“I never thought I would have to work on such a basic issue as this," the Texas Republican says about the federal security clearance process, which is still working on a large backlog of applications.
With Will Hurd's retirement, Congress loses a key cybersecurity advocate
The Texas Republican has advocated strong encryption and higher standards for connected devices.
Cisco will pay $8.6 million to settle claims it sold US flawed surveillance software
The Department of Homeland Security and four branches of the U.S. military had purchased the affected software.
When it comes to cybersecurity, the federal government is nowhere to be found
In this op-ed, Robert Ackerman calls on the federal government to take more of a role in the security of the economy's digital assets.
Senate investigation finds agencies 'unprepared' to protect Americans' data
Lessons from the 2015 OPM hack still haven’t been heeded, according to a Senate subcommittee.
