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Bipartisan bills call for disclosure of intelligence agency budgets
The legislation would require the disclosure of at least the top-line budget request for each of the 16 intelligence agencies.
Recent NSA leaks show challenge of a software 'solution' for insider threats
The rudimentary nature of these incidents makes it extremely difficult to create programs that keep material secure without negatively impacting workforce morale.
Senators want spies to disclose more about secret zero-day policy
The Senate Intelligence Committee hopes to learn more about how American spies handle the disclosure of software vulnerabilities continuously discovered by the 16 spy agencies, which are occasionally used as a weak point to hack into computer networks.
DNC hackers are using leaked NSA tools to spy on hotel guests across Europe
New research says that the Fancy Bear group, best known for breaking into the Democratic National Committee, have been using a leaked NSA espionage tool to target hotels across Europe in an apparent attempt to spy on specific guests.
New tool can help prevent government-mandated backdoors in software, Swiss researchers say
The framework, dubbed "Chainiac," makes it extremely difficult for governments to force vulnerabilities into the software supply chain.
Shadow Brokers grow increasingly aggressive, threaten to dox former U.S. spy
In a post on social media publishing site Steemit, the group also hinted at being in possession of FBI hacking tools.