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Ransomware Task Force Proposes Technical, Regulatory Measures to Disrupt Ecosystem

A ransomware task force has proposed a variety of technical, policy, and regulatory means for disrupting ransomware, including tracking Bitcoin transactions more closely and mandating ransom payment disclosures.

Ransomware, Government

Majority of U.S. Government Agencies Have Launched VDPs

On the heels of a September mandate from CISA, 90 percent of cabinet-level agencies have now published a vulnerability-disclosure policy (VDP).

Government, Government Agencies, Vulnerability Disclosure, Vulnerability Management

New Bill Would Bar Federal Agencies From Buying Data

The Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act targets loopholes in the law that permit data brokers to sell American’s private data to government agencies without a court order.

Government, Privacy, Data Privacy, Government Agencies

New Bill Would Curb the Export of Americans’ Data

The newly-proposed U.S. draft bill would introduce a license requirement for foreign companies to trade U.S. citizens’ personal information.

Data Privacy, Government, Regulation

Russian APT Group Actively Exploiting Flaws, U.S. Agencies Warn

The U.S. federal agency advisory on the active exploits of five flaws comes in tandem with the U.S. government formally attributing the SolarWinds supply-chain attack to Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) actors.

APT, Solarwinds, Government Agencies, Government