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Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: President Trump has not authorized the National Security Agency to go after Russian election hackers at the source. Also, 23,000 digital...

Russia's US Election Interference: Trump Administration Defends ResponseAfter a U.S. indictment charged Russians with running a troll factory that interfered in U.S. elections, groups tracking...

Cyberattacks Are Costly, and Things Could Get Worse: US Report Cyberattacks cost the United States between $57 billion and $109 billion in 2016, a White House report said Friday, warning of a...

Private Sector Already Has Sufficient Incentives To Build Secure Mobile SystemsThe White House, fearing China is spying on phone calls, has suggested that the U.S. government take a primary role...

The White House on Tuesday publicly accused North Korea of launching a massive cyberattack that hit 150 countries last May -- hobbling networks from Britain's public health system to FedEx. read more

The White House has released a new version of the Vulnerabilities Equities Process (VEP). This is the inter-agency process by which the US government decides whether to inform the software vendor...

A report on new White House rules on when to disclose cybersecurity vulnerabilities to software vendors leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also, storing passcodes in clothing.

The White House released a charter document on Wednesday outlining how the U.S. government will disclose cyber security flaws and when it will keep them secret.

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Politico reports that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly's cell phone was compromised back in December. I know this is news because of who he is, but I hope every major government official of...