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Industry launches hacking policy council, legal defense fund to support security research and disclosures

SC Media

Derek B. Johnson

April 13, 2023

https://www.scmagazine.com/news/leadership/hacking-policy-council-launched-to-support-security-research-and-disclosures

Tech Companies Unveil New Hacking Policy Council, Legal Defense Fund for Researchers

Decipher

Dennis Fisher

April 13, 2023

https://duo.com/decipher/tech-companies-unveil-new-hacking-policy-council-legal-defense-fund-for-researchers

OpenAI launches bug bounty program with Bugcrowd

TechTarget

Alexander Culafi

April 12, 2023

https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/365535122/OpenAI-launches-bug-bounty-program-with-Bugcrowd

Think ransomware gangs won't thrive this year? Think again, experts say

The Washington Post

Tim Starks

March 30, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/30/think-ransomware-gangs-wont-thrive-this-year-think-again-experts-say/ 

 

Katie Moussouris on where bug bounties went wrong

Security Conversations

Ryan Naraine

December 8, 2022

https://securityconversations.com/episode/katie-moussouris-on-where-bug-bounties-went-wrong/

How to build a public profile as a cybersecurity pro

CSO

Samira Sarraf

November 29, 2022

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3680390/how-to-build-a-public-profile-as-a-cybersecurity-pro.html

For cyber experts, disinformation overshadows cyberthreats in midterms

The Washington Post: Cybersecurity 202

Tim Starks

October 31, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/31/cyber-experts-disinformation-overshadows-cyberthreats-midterms/

This Hacker Is Trying to Close the Gender Pay Gap in Cybersecurity

VICE

Chloe Xiang

September 14, 2022

https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgyvza/this-hacker-is-trying-to-close-the-gender-pay-gap-in-cybersecurity

https://youtu.be/QgX_iKNbFaM

 

Bug Bounty Botox – Why You Need a Security Process First

InfoSecurity Magazine

Sean Michael Kerner 

August 12, 2022

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bhusa-bug-bounty-botox/

For Bug Bounties, 'Knowing is less than half the battle’

Decipher

Dennis Fisher

August 11, 2022

https://duo.com/decipher/for-bug-bounties-knowing-is-less-than-half-the-battle

As Black Hat kicks off, the US government is getting the message on hiring security talent

The Register

Iain Thomson

August 10, 2022

https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/10/us_security_hiring/

Why Bug-Bounty Programs Are Failing Everyone

Dark Reading

Ericka Chickowski

July 29, 2022

https://www.darkreading.com/black-hat/why-bug-bounty-programs-failing-everyone

Experts: California lacked safeguards for gun owner info

Associated Press

Don Thompson

July 1, 2022

https://apnews.com/article/technology-california-gun-politics-violence-government-and-3a7b488f69a0ba949923ceb382c4838a

Security experts break down exactly why you shouldn't share your passwords: 'It's really dangerous'

Yahoo! News

May 10, 2022

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-you-shouldnt-share-passwords-yahoo-subscriptions-011927368.html

Musk's plans to make Twitter's algorithms public raises disinformation conundrum

CyberScoop

Tonya Riley

April 26, 2022

https://www.cyberscoop.com/elon-musk-twitter-algorithm-open-source-disinfomation/

Attacking rival, Google says Microsoft’s hold on government security is a problem

NBC News

Kevin Collier

March 31, 2022

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/attacking-rival-google-says-microsofts-hold-government-security-proble-rcna22159

Russia may be primed to hack America’s infrastructure

Yahoo! Finance
Daniel Howley
February 24, 2022

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russia-may-be-primied-to-hack-americas-infrastructure-182256545.html

Most cyber pros give thumbs down to the EARN IT Act

The Washington Post: Cybersecurity 202

Joseph Marks

February 23, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/23/most-cyber-pros-give-thumbs-down-earn-it-act/

 

NPR interview 11.4.21Jenna McLaughlin
00:00 / 00:46

Tracking cyber’s role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Politico

Sam Sabin

02/14/2022

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-cybersecurity/2022/02/14/tracking-cybers-role-in-the-russia-ukraine-conflict-00008520

Senators aren't swayed by Apple's security arguments

The Washington Post: Cybersecurity 202

Joseph Marks

February 4, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/04/senators-arent-swayed-by-apple-security-arguments/

 

New DHS Cyber Safety Review Board will investigate major incidents 

CNN

Geneva Sands and Sean Lyngaas

February 3, 2022

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/politics/dhs-cybersecurity-review-board-major-incidents/index.html

Homeland Security establishes the Cyber Safety Review Board to learn the mistakes from past cyber incidents

TechCrunch

Carly Page

February 3, 2022

https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/03/homeland-security-cyber-safety-review-board/

 

Is Russia or China the biggest cyber threat? Experts are split

The Washington Post: Cybersecurity 202

Joseph Marks

January 20, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/20/is-russia-or-china-biggest-cyber-threat-experts-are-split/

Google says open source software should be more secure

The Register

Thomas Claburn

January 14, 2022

https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/14/google_says_open_source_software/

The FTC Wants Companies to Find Log4j Fast. It Won't Be So Easy

Wired

Chris Stokel-Walker

January 10, 2022

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/lo4j-ftc-vulnerability

address-extremely-concerning-vulnerability/

Agencies get Christmas Eve deadline to address ‘extremely concerning’ vulnerability

Federal News Network

Justin Doubleday
December 15, 2021

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2021/12/agencies-get-christmas-eve-deadline-to-

US government to offer up to $5,000 'bounty' to hackers to identify cyber vulnerabilities

CNN

Geneva Sands
December 14, 2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/14/politics/dhs-bug-bounty-hackers-cyber-vulnerabilities/index.html

New CISA Binding Operational Directive 22-01

NPR

Jenna McLaughlin

November 4, 2021

 

 

 

Reporter who notified Missouri officials of website flaw did 'nothing out of line,' emails show

StateScoop

Benjamin Freed

October 27, 2021

https://statescoop.com/missouri-parson-reporter-did-nothing-wrong/

 

The U.S. cyber workforce gap is getting bigger

The Washington Post / Cybersecurity 202

Joseph Marks

October 26, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/10/26/us-cyber-workforce-gap-is-getting-bigger/

Announcing the 2021 CyberScoop 50 awards winners

CyberScoop

Staff

October 18, 2021

https://www.cyberscoop.com/announcing-2021-cyberscoop-50-award-winners/

 

Missouri governor accuses newspaper of 'hacking' state website

StateScoop

Benjamin Freed

October 14, 2021

https://statescoop.com/missouri-parson-accuses-newspaper-hacking/

Zero-day hunters seek laws to prevent vendors suing them for helping out and doing their jobs

The Register

Simon Sharwood

October 11, 2021

https://www.theregister.com/2021/10/11/cyan_zero_day_legislative_project/

Apple admits iOS 15 has unpatched iPhone security flaws

BGR

Yoni Heisler
September 28, 2021

https://bgr.com/tech/apple-admits-ios-15-has-unpatched-iphone-security-flaws/

Apple ‘Still Investigating’ Unpatched and Public iPhone Vulnerabilities

VICE

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

September 27, 2021

https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5gan4/apple-still-investigating-unpatched-and-public-iphone-vulnerabilities

An American Company Fears Its Windows Hacks Helped India Spy On China And Pakistan

Forbes

Thomas Brewster

September 17, 2021

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/09/17/exodus-american-tech-helped-india-spy-on-china/?sh=10cc480e7009

It's not just you: Emergency software patches are on the rise

NBC News

Kevin Collier

September 14, 2021

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna2012

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