Digital Government
FBI Says It Uses ‘Zero-Day’ Exploits, Too
The Bureau uses the same security loopholes in software that unscrupulous hackers do.
Cybersecurity
Privacy groups discuss encryption with White House
Obama administration officials met with multiple civil liberties groups about a petition urging the president to support strong encryption.
Digital Government
FBI Chief Admits It’s Impossible to Ban All Encryption
The government can at least make it harder to hide from surveillance, James Comey says.
Cybersecurity
White House reacts to pro-encryption petition
As "going dark" becomes a hot button issue in Washington, privacy activists are urging the White House to hold to its stance on commercial encryption.
Cybersecurity
Comey: 'Going dark' is business, not technical, challenge
The FBI director sounded upbeat about the possibility of convincing tech firms to give law enforcement access to encrypted customer communications with a warrant.
Emerging Tech
In-Q-Tel Invests in Firm That Says It Can Retrieve Evidence from Encrypted Devices
In-Q-Tel, the IC’s technology investment arm, did not disclose how much funding it will provide the Canadian-based Magnet Forensics.
Digital Government
House Homeland Security Chairman Wants Commission to Study Encryption
Lawmakers are scrambling to find a way to ensure the government can spy on terrorist communications.
Digital Government
Obama Hints at Policy Shift on Encryption
It could have serious consequences for the way Americans use technology.
Modernization
McCaul wants new commission on encryption and law enforcement
Top law enforcement officials have decried unbreakable commercial encryption as a dark space for terrorists and criminals. In the wake of the San Bernardino and Paris attacks, one House leader wants to take a hard look at the technology.
Cybersecurity
Has the Government Paid Off Hackers to Remove Malware from Agency Computers?
Ransomware viruses have become a common nuisance in the United States.
Emerging Tech
Decrypting the Encryption Debate
The ability to encrypt and use cyphers to hide messages from unauthorized readers goes back at least as far as Roman times.
Digital Government
Is Congress All Bark and No Bite on Encryption?
Even critics of the tech industry aren’t quite sure how to guarantee government access to terrorist communications.
Cybersecurity
This ISIS-Endorsed Encryption Contractor Says It Will Now Screen Who's Buying Its Services
The goal is to stop terrorists from using stolen credit cards bought off the online black market, and entering bogus physical addresses to register for encryption services.
Digital Government
Why Restricting Encryption Would Not Have Prevented the Paris Attack
... despite what intelligence officials from multiple countries are saying.
Digital Government
Senators Investigate Role of Encryption in Paris Attacks
Lawmakers want to know whether encryption allowed the attackers to keep their communications covert.
Cybersecurity
Paris attacks revive 'going dark' concerns
The terrorist attacks in Paris have rekindled a debate in the United States about law enforcement access to end-to-end encryption on mobile devices.
Digital Government
Brennan: Paris Is a 'Wakeup Call' to Europe on Encryption
The ability to shield communications from anyone but the intended recipient via encryption and other digital means will now face unprecedented challenges.
Cybersecurity
Governance lags tech on info sharing, CIA's Brennan says
The CIA director warns that the rapid technological improvements in spycraft and information collection have outpaced the ability of worldwide intel agencies to cooperate.
Cybersecurity
What does Tor's allegation against the FBI mean for computer research?
The Web anonymity service's allegation that the FBI paid researchers to unmask Tor users has alarmed some cryptographers and raises questions about the collaborative relationship between law enforcement and security researchers.
Cybersecurity
Apple CEO on Encryption: 'Any Back Door is a Back Door for Everyone'
Apple advocates for encryption that not even it can break.
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