Saudi Arabia a critical partner in fighting cyberthreats, White House cyber official says

The kingdom is a vital partner to ensure the U.S. can block Chinese telecom giant Huawei from dominating networks in the Mideast and Africa.

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House Intel Chairman vows to put ‘greater emphasis’ on fighting spyware

Spyware such as NSO Group-produced Pegasus is proliferating quickly and poses a threat to privacy and national security, experts said.

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US, UK law enforcement to implement data sharing law, troubling privacy advocates

Other countries seeking data sharing agreements similar to the one with the U.K. include Turkey, Japan, India and most of Europe.

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DHS plans to overhaul disinformation efforts to ‘increase trust with the public’

Disinformation scholars worry that a formal government apparatus to label and quash disinformation could be manipulated by partisan politics.

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Congress goes after spyware purveyors. Will it make a difference?

The crackdown on foreign commercial surveillance comes in the wake of high-profile attacks on diplomats and government officials abroad.

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Battling Moscow’s hackers prior to invasion gave Kyiv ‘full dress rehearsal’ for today’s cyber warfare

Years of cyberattacks have helped prepare Ukraine to fight back against Russia’s arsenal of digital weapons.

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FBI flew cyber officials from Ukraine to U.S. for training, Ukrainian official says

The trip shines a light on growing cooperation between Ukraine and the U.S. to confront the cyberthreat from Moscow.

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The growth in targeted, sophisticated cyberattacks troubles top FBI cyber official

Assistant Director for Cyber Bryan Vorndran worries about future threats posed by deep fakes and artificial intelligence.

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FBI director expects onslaught of digital assaults targeting midterm elections

U.S. Cyber Command has conducted 50 hunt forward operations to combat election interference and other threats to U.S. interests, according to Gen. Paul Nakasone.

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Attackers can surveil, disrupt vehicles outfitted with popular GPS tracker, CISA warns

Experts say the vulnerabilities found in the MiCODUS GPS tracker reflect a larger security problem in the Internet of Things ecosystem.

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