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A Twitter employee groomed by the Saudi government prompted 2015 state-sponsored hacking warning

A Twitter employee groomed by the Saudi government prompted 2015 state-sponsored hacking warning

An explosive report in The New York Times this weekend sheds new light on the apparent targeting of Twitter accounts by “state-sponsored actors” ...
Despite objection, Congress passes bill that lets U.S. authorities shoot down private drones

Despite objection, Congress passes bill that lets U.S. authorities shoot down private drones

U.S. authorities will soon have the authority to shoot down private drones if they are considered a threat — a move decried by civil liberties a ...
Bipartisan bill seeks to elevate the federal CIO position

Bipartisan bill seeks to elevate the federal CIO position

On Wednesday, Texas Rep. Will Hurd and Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly introduced a bipartisan bill that would reorganize how IT is managed throughout ...
Watch it, Facebook: new EU data rules may have broad impact

Watch it, Facebook: new EU data rules may have broad impact

LONDON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is promising to do a better job protecting user data following reports that a political consul ...