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Government Seeks Answers in the Disinformation Age

Lawmakers and the federal government are looking for ways to counter influence and disinformation campaigns on social media and the wider Internet.

Disinformation

Disinformation as a Form of Cyber Attack

If we continue to think about cyber-warfare in the context of mass destruction and physical damage, we miss the fact that attackers are now taking more covert approaches to subvert existing systems. Disinformation is a dangerous tool.

Cybersecurity, Disinformation

Regulation of Facial Recognition Not Likely Soon

Major tech companies and some lawmakers are pushing for rules on using facial recognition systems, but federal regulation isn't on the horizon.

Facial Recognition, Privacy

Microsoft’s Bug Bounty Covers OpenID Flaws

Microsoft will do more than pay researchers bounties for finding and reporting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Account and Microsoft Entra ID in its Microsoft Identity Bounty Program. The company also wants vulnerabilities in select OpenID standards.

Microsoft, Identity, Bug Bounty

FTC Wants More Security and Privacy Authority

Two months into his job, FTC Chairman Joseph Simons says the commission needs more authority to enforce data security privacy violations.