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US Congress Report Calls for Privacy Reforms After FBI Surveillance 'Abuses'
A new report by an oversight committee in the US House of Representatives says the FBI has routinely violated rules governing FISA’s Section 702 surveillance program and must be reined in...
Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program
More than 60 groups advocating for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities are pushing the US Congress to reform the Section 702 surveillance program as Senate leaders move to renew it...
Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 Seeks to End Warrantless Police and FBI Spying
The Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 pulls from past privacy bills to overhaul how police and the feds access Americans’ data and communications...
The Senate’s AI Future Is Haunted by the Ghost of Privacy Past
The US Congress is trying to tame the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. But senators’ failure to tackle privacy reform is making the task a nightmare...
reform-network.net Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3424511
Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...
Harsher penalties for data breaches in new Australian privacy bill
High-profile breaches mean high-profile action In the aftermath of another crop of high-profile data breaches, the Australian Government also known as the Commonwealth Government has introduced amendments to Australian privacy law which give the regulator new powers and the ability to impose...
Don’t Call the New Federal Gun Law a Gun Law
Democratic senators lacked actionable gun data for their negotiations—so they passed mental health reform instead...
CVE-2022-29269
In Nagios XI through 5.8.5, in the schedule report function, an authenticated attacker is able to inject HTML tags that lead to the reformatting/editing of emails from an official email address...
File Upload Vulnerability in Agricultural Water Pricing Reform System of Siltronic Ltd.
Siltronic is a technology-based enterprise dedicated to the cause of disaster prevention and mitigation in China. A file upload vulnerability exists in the Agricultural Water Pricing Reform System of Siltronic Technology Limited, which can be exploited by attackers to gain control of the server...
Reforming the UK’s Computer Misuse Act
The UK Home Office recently ran a Call for Information to investigate the Computer Misuse Act 1990 CMA. The CMA is the UK’s anti-hacking law, and as Rapid7 is active in the UK and highly engaged in public policy efforts to advance security, we provided feedback on the issues we see with the...
Donald Trump Could Still Launch Nuclear Weapons at Any Time
The president's responsibility for the US nuclear arsenal is a Cold War anachronism. The Trump era shows why it needs reform...
Facebook Promises Privacy Reform. Critics Aren't Convinced
In an interview with WIRED, Facebook's chief privacy officers argue that the company has turned a corner. Again...
reform-menza.hu Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-1334091
Following coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has:       a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence;       b. notified the website operator about its existence...
Facebook and Twitter Want to Keep the Justice System Skewed Against Defendants
Their CEOs have pledged support for reform amid the George Floyd protests—while their lawyers are fighting to preserve law enforcement’s advantage in court...
Body Cameras Haven't Stopped Police Brutality. Here's Why
Amid worldwide protests over racism and police violence, lawmakers are once again turning to the devices as a tool for reform...
Key Compliance Concepts for Financial Services
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act SOX was introduced following a number of financial scandals involving huge conglomerates and obliges companies to establish internal controls to prevent fraud and abuse, holding senior managers accountable for the accuracy of financial reporting. The financial crisis in 200...
Opponents Vow to Continue the Fight after Trump Reauthorizes Domestic Spying Law
A controversial U.S. legal framework concerning domestic surveillance is poised to live on for another six years, but opponents say they plan to continue the fight. In a widely expected move, President Donald Trump signed the bill one day after the Senate approved it in a 65-34 vote. At issue is...
January 19, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Puppies” Edition
Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 19, 2018 - Headlines The Five Laws Of Cybersecurity - Forbes 3 things y...
ACLU Attorney: U.S. Citizens Legally Unsheltered from Abusive Surveillance
U.S. law has failed to protect Americans from widespread and excessive surveillance, a dire situation that requires immediate attention from citizens, lawmakers, attorneys, privacy experts and the courts. That was the urgent warning Jennifer S. Granick, Surveillance and Cybersecurity Counsel at t...
Lobbyists Press Trump to Support Strong Encryption, Surveillance Reform
A lobbying organization that includes some of the Internet’s most valuable entities made a plea to President-Elect Donald Trump to support the expansion of strong encryption and reform government surveillance activities. The Internet Association on Monday sent a letter to Trump’s transition team...