united states

EU-US 'safe harbour' data transfer deal ruled invalid

EU-US 'safe harbour' data transfer deal ruled invalid

Snowden surveillance revelations cited by court.
Julia Fioretti , Staff Writers Oct 7 2015 6:15AM Security
US govt saved billions on cloud, data centre consolidation

US govt saved billions on cloud, data centre consolidation

Auditor calls for better reporting.
Juha Saarinen Sep 16 2015 10:58AM Storage
US govt HR office data leak sparks blackmail fears

US govt HR office data leak sparks blackmail fears

Hackers may have nabbed staff security clearance data in second breach.
Matt Spetalnick , David Brunnstrom Jun 15 2015 2:35AM Security
White House mandates HTTPS-only govt websites

White House mandates HTTPS-only govt websites

While struggling to implement SSL/TLS properly.
Juha Saarinen Jun 10 2015 10:03AM Security
Massive US data breach exposes 4 million govt workers

Massive US data breach exposes 4 million govt workers

Blamed on foreign entity.
Doina Chiacu , Matt Spetalnick , Staff Writers Jun 5 2015 9:13AM Security
US court rules NSA bulk phone metadata collection illegal

US court rules NSA bulk phone metadata collection illegal

American Civil Liberties Union win case in appeal court.
Jonathan Stempel May 8 2015 4:43AM Security
US goes on offensive with new cyber security policy

US goes on offensive with new cyber security policy

Defensive stance an insufficient deterrent.
Juha Saarinen Apr 28 2015 7:04AM Security
Obama seeks to kickstart fast broadband, STEM education

Obama seeks to kickstart fast broadband, STEM education

$240m to go towards science, tech, engineering and maths.
Juha Saarinen Mar 24 2015 8:12AM Telco/ISP
US State Dept shuts down internet systems

US State Dept shuts down internet systems

Plans to harden infrastructure to protect data.
Juha Saarinen Mar 16 2015 6:02AM Security
FBI used malware in criminal investigation

FBI used malware in criminal investigation

Court documents reveal "Network Investigation Tool".
Juha Saarinen Aug 6 2014 5:11AM Security
US watchdog to enforce advertised broadband quality

US watchdog to enforce advertised broadband quality

On pain of pecuniary penalties.
Juha Saarinen Jul 24 2014 5:38AM Telco/ISP
NSA phone program 'lacks viable legal foundation'

NSA phone program 'lacks viable legal foundation'

Also of limited value, finds US govt privacy board.
Alina Selyukh Jan 24 2014 6:37AM Security
US lower house passes anti-patent troll bill

US lower house passes anti-patent troll bill

Microsoft praises, Qualcomm expresses disappointment.
Diane Bartz Dec 7 2013 11:53AM Strategy
NSA tracking phones worldwide: report

NSA tracking phones worldwide: report

Using carrier networks.
Staff Writers Dec 5 2013 11:05AM Telco/ISP
US technologists urge software patent reform

US technologists urge software patent reform

Want tools for extortion removed.
Juha Saarinen Nov 20 2013 12:09PM Software
IBM drops protest against Amazon's CIA spy cloud win

IBM drops protest against Amazon's CIA spy cloud win

National security trumps.
Juha Saarinen Oct 31 2013 12:56AM Storage
Japan said no to US wiretapping of fibre optic cables

Japan said no to US wiretapping of fibre optic cables

Not enough staff.
Juha Saarinen Oct 28 2013 10:01AM Security
US citizens rally against mass surveillance

US citizens rally against mass surveillance

Growing outrage over surveillance of European allies.
Juha Saarinen Oct 28 2013 5:49AM Strategy
US anti-patent troll bill introduced

US anti-patent troll bill introduced

Troll slayer law looks likely.
Juha Saarinen Oct 25 2013 6:41AM Software
US govt left vulnerable by expired SSL certs

US govt left vulnerable by expired SSL certs

Users trained to click through warnings.
Juha Saarinen Oct 17 2013 7:43PM Security

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