Experts believe Cisco’s payout to a whistleblower could set a precedent for future lawsuits against vendors who sell products with security vulnerabilities.
- By Haley Samsel
- Aug 06, 2019
The Gilroy, California police chief credited his department’s robust security operation with stopping the shooter in his tracks.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 30, 2019
The report comes as Senate Republicans move to block election security legislation, arguing that election officials have already fixed the security issues they experienced in 2016.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 29, 2019
The legislation, which would ban facial recognition entry systems, would be the first to address what technology landlords can impose on residents.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 26, 2019
California law enforcement is praising the use of drones and high-definition video surveillance to track suspects and strategize police responses.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 25, 2019
Security experts and lawmakers say that creating a “backdoor” to unlock devices and messages would make those products vulnerable to hackers.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 24, 2019
The city was never able to get the software, Rekognition, to consistently work with its video surveillance cameras over the course of 15 months.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 24, 2019
Following a rise in expressway violence, law enforcement will add about 35 cameras to look into shootings that are notoriously difficult to solve.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 23, 2019
Since a May breach, the city has added security personnel at several buildings and plans to increase employee awareness of how to report suspicious activity.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 22, 2019
The proposal includes a controversial measure that would exempt police footage from being accessed and released through public records laws.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 19, 2019
Lawmakers are concerned about the use of out-of-date software on voting systems across the United States, but no new legislation has been passed in both chambers.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 18, 2019
A state audit found that the personal information of over 1 million students and more than 200,000 teachers was at risk of identity theft.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 18, 2019
Both measures, which aim to improve the Small Business Administration and resources for business owners, were adopted with bipartisan support.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 17, 2019
While the penalty will have little effect on Facebook’s bottom line, the massive fine could be indicative of the commission’s willingness to punish companies for data security issues.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 16, 2019
The $10 billion JEDI project has been rife with controversy, but the Pentagon still hopes to seal the deal with one of the companies next month.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 15, 2019
A California-based company has been given the OK to offer its services to campaigns for a discounted rate — as long as that rate is the same for other clients.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 15, 2019
The agency said it screened over 11.9 million passengers and crew as well as over 8 million checked bags during the holiday travel period.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 12, 2019
The legislation would require the Department of Homeland Security to develop educational resources for business owners and train counselors on higher-level cybersecurity information.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 12, 2019
The airline, along with Mariott International, is facing harsher penalties for not properly protecting customers’ personal data prior to cyberattacks.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 10, 2019
If the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act is signed into law, it will create a working group tasked with isolating the energy grid from attacks using “manual procedures.”
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 09, 2019