The panel would review the latest intelligence and communications technologies to determine the risk of unauthorized disclosure to national security and foreign policy, as well as assess the need to maintain the public trust.
Here's an argument for why recent indictments linked to what's been called the largest-ever card fraud scam won't deter fraud - and why improved security is a better deterrent.
NSA Deputy Director John Inglis tells a Senate panel that the agency neither fired nor admonished any personnel in connection with the leak by Edward Snowden of details about top-secret intelligence-gathering programs.
A judge finds WikiLeaks leaker Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy but convicts him on other charges. How will the mixed verdict sway NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's decision on whether to remain on the lam?
White hat hacker Barnaby Jack, who passed away July 25, will be remembered for his demonstrations that dramatically spotlighted the vulnerabilities of ATMs and medical devices.
Distributed-denial-of-service attacks pose a persistent, genuine threat to all sectors. That's why we've created the DDoS Resource Center to fill the information gaps.
Here are some questions we'd like to ask the former systems administrator at the National Security Agency to learn more about the motivation behind his leak of the U.S. government's top-secret information collection programs.
Facebook acknowledges it exposed 6 million members' phone numbers and e-mail addresses to unauthorized viewers, the latest example of IT security incidents creating mistrust of corporations and governments.
Security and privacy professionals should be cautious about the type of information they share with the federal government's intelligence community, says Peter Swire, a former White House privacy counselor.
President Obama wants Americans to trust his administration on the way it collects data from Internet and telephone communications in the search for terrorists. Does the president deserve that trust?
The implementation of IPv6, the new Internet communications protocol, will have a major impact on identity and access management. EMC researcher Davi Ottenheimer explains how organizations should prepare.
Collecting massive amounts of data on individuals, whether in the government or private sector, has become the norm in our society. It's not quite Orwellian, but it's a situation we might have to learn to live with.
The FDIC, in a notice to consumers, highlights questions that customers should be asking banks about DDoS attacks. But is the notice an indicator that more regulatory oversight is ahead?
A Department of Homeland Security system used to conduct background checks has been exposing personally identifiable information of employees and contractors since July 2009. DHS says the vulnerability has been fixed.
If everyone supports the idea of sharing cyberthreat information, then why is information sharing so difficult? Shawn Henry, a former investigator with the FBI, tells how organizations can clear their biggest hurdles.
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