- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 17th, 2017
Encrypted App Signal Gets Green-Light to Be Used by Senate Staffers
Despite the controversy surrounding Signal's use in the White House, the Senate embraced the encrypted app
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 14th, 2017
U.S. Senate Strong-Arms Yahoo into Providing More Info on Data Breaches
They have a lot of questions that we all want answered
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 30th, 2016
Senators Demand Answers Regarding IoT Insecurity and Massive Dyn DDoS Attacks
Dyn DDoS attacks trigger investigation into IoT security
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 1st, 2016
This Is the FBI's Official Position on Ransomware
The FBI does not advise companies to pay ransom
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 19th, 2015
Sneaky US Government Passes CISA Bill, Hidden Inside Generic Budget Bill
President Obama signs the CISA bill into law
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 7th, 2015
US Government Interrogating DHS on Its Ransomware Policy
US Government doesn't like paying for ransomware decryptors
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 8th, 2015
US Senate Wants to Force Websites to Search for and Report Terrorists by Themselves
Twitter, Facebook, Google, and the rest, will have to search and report on terrorist activity on their sites
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 26th, 2014
Merger Deal Between US ISPs Comcast and Time Warner Cable to Be Discussed by Senate
There are antitrust concerns attached to the merger, so a hearing will be held by Senate
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- November 6th, 2013
Senate Panel Passes Intelligence Budget, Tightens Security Against Whistleblowers
The 2014 budget still needs to pass some hurdles before it goes into force
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 15th, 2012
Cybersecurity Act of 2012 Fails in US Senate for the Second Time
The law's initiator says Obama will likely sign an executive order
- General Business
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 21st, 2012
Microsoft Avoided Billions in US Taxes – Senate
The Redmond-based firm used an offshore scheme to dodge taxes
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 21st, 2012
EPA Now Has a Free Hand in Regulating Air Pollution
Senator James Inhofe's attempt to prevent EPA from implementing new MATS is unsuccessful
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 11th, 2012
US Military and Intelligence Officials: We Need a Bill to Secure Critical Infrastructure
The legislation proposed by Joe Lieberman seems to be favored
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 9th, 2012
BP Fines Will Be Used to Restore the Gulf
The company caused a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, in 2010
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 19th, 2011
Anonymous Leaks Information on Senators who Passed NDAA
Information on their families, businesses and even lawsuits were posted online
- Digital Rights/Piracy
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 10th, 2011
US Senator Seeks Answers from DHS Over Hip-Hop Blog Seizure
The DHS will have some explaining to do on the matter of DaJaz1.com
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 27th, 2011
Permanent JWST Exhibit Opened in Baltimore
Senate and NASA officials participated at the ceremony