Biden signs a memorandum expanding the NSA's role in protecting sensitive government networks, and mandating cybersecurity practices at DoD and spy agencies
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal :
The criminal group behind BlackMatter ransomware announces plans to shut down the operation, citing “pressure from the authorities”
Catalin Cimpanu / The Record :
Ex-Homeland Security Adviser: the magnitude of the Solarwinds breach is hard to overstate and the remediation effort alone will be staggering
The magnitude of this national security breach is hard to overstate. — Mr. Bossert was the homeland security adviser to President Trump …
CISA's Einstein, which cost billions and monitors US agencies' networks for bad actors, missed the SolarWinds hack, which now counts the NIH among its victims
When Russian hackers first slipped their digital Trojan horses into federal government computer systems, probably sometime in the spring …
DHS and the FBI are investigating a robocall and text campaign warning US voters to “stay safe and stay home”
Despite scattered reports … New York Times : Despite Fears of Violence, Election Day Proceeds Smoothly as Millions Line Up to Vote Kate Cox / Ars Technica : “Stay Home” robocalls t...
Facebook warns it will block Australian users and news organizations from sharing news stories on Facebook and Instagram if the ACCC's proposal passes
The move, a response to pressure to pay publishers when their stories are posted on the social network, could add to internet silos springing up around the world.
Sources: Apple dropped plan to encrypt backups of devices in iCloud about two years ago, after the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations
whose data is now stored in-country, along with their encryption keys. Amazing scoop by @josephmenn https://www.reuters.com/... Walt Mossberg / @waltmossberg : While I like @Apple...