The agency faces pressure to cut costs in the face of a pay increase for federal workers, but DHS officials say they will expand hiring after the freeze ends in April.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 24, 2020
While a senate bill would largely ban government agencies from using facial recognition for ongoing surveillance, other legislators are pushing for a full moratorium on the software.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 21, 2020
The new trend of public disclosures by government agencies about cybersecurity threats has led to the latest report about North Korea’s newly developed malware used to spy and steal data.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 19, 2020
Law enforcement in Maine have cited a 2013 law stating they are not required to disclose if they are using facial recognition or cellphone signal interceptors. Two lawmakers hope to change that.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 18, 2020
Tech company Voatz is fighting back against research critical of its security protections, stating that researchers used an outdated version of the app and never examined Voatz servers.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 17, 2020
Two Democratic senators want to temporarily pause the government’s use of facial recognition technology while a commission develops regulations.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 14, 2020
The increase in video surveillance has not come without criticism, but many Jewish leaders are supporting the increased security efforts.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 13, 2020
The state is only one of a few not to have a statewide law regulating how police body camera footage is maintained and released to the public.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 10, 2020
At a Thursday hearing, Rep. Bennie Thompson said he is not on a “moratorium route” but supports regulation of the software, which has been found to have accuracy issues for people of color.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 07, 2020
McAfee’s survey of 13 states considered “critical” in the presidential election found that 83 percent lacked .GOV validation, which verifies websites as being run by official local governments.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 05, 2020
The two men, who worked for Coalfire Labs, were caught up in a miscommunication between local law enforcement and the Iowa judicial branch, which hired the security firm to conduct testing.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 04, 2020
In 2019, TSA officers detected 4,432 firearms in carry-on baggage or on passengers, breaking the record set in 2018.
- By Haley Samsel
- Feb 03, 2020
The report, prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, tested a variety of cybersecurity solutions in different IT environments to find out which methods were most effective in fighting ransomware.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 29, 2020
Over 40 groups sent a letter to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board on Monday asking the agency to recommend that the executive branch put a moratorium on facial recognition.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 29, 2020
Seventeen companies, including Microsoft and Cloudflare, are offering security assistance to federal campaigns that often cannot afford the services themselves.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 27, 2020
The regulations originally required gun retailers to have a backup of all video surveillance feeds, but has since been changed.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 22, 2020
Lawmakers are trying to deter would-be hackers from carrying out cyber attacks that have paralyzed companies, hospital systems and local governments, including Baltimore’s city government.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 21, 2020
The new policies, meant to protect elder privacy, have also drawn criticism because of the requirement that families notify care facilities before they install the camera.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 17, 2020
The data privacy bill would give consumers the right to access and delete data collected about them, while the facial recognition legislation would regulate government use of the software.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 15, 2020
A bill is currently before the state House that would ban government use of biometric technology until the legislature regulates how agencies can adopt it.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 15, 2020