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Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott says the government's first chief information security officer will have the broadest support ever for the new role. 

As tens of thousands of people from all over the world convened this week in San Francisco for the RSA Conference to learn about the latest in cybersecurity innovation, the iPhone dispute between Apple and the FBI dominated the conversation.

As this year's RSA Conference, the world's largest cybersecurity gathering, comes to an end, it's time for the digital security industry to start sharing threat intelligence information in earnest and training the next generation of cybersecurity workers.

For the electric utility industry, close coordination with the government is strengthening the security and resiliency of the electric grid. 

Dozens of tech companies and privacy advocates filed amicus briefs supporting Apple's refusal to comply with a court order calling on the company to help unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, Calif., shooters.

The Department of Defense announced it will launch the federal government's first bug bounty program for vetted hackers to search its systems for vulnerabilities. 

The Department of Defense announced it will launch the federal government's first bug bounty program for vetted hackers to search its systems for vulnerabilities. 

Businesses can capture the agility and cost benefits of public cloud networks while keeping the security they enjoy on a private system

The cyberthreats countries face from criminals and terrorists are largely the same. We are stronger against them when we work together.

The State Department aims to renegotiate an international pact designed to limit exports of surveillance software – bowing to pressure from Obama administration officials and cybersecurity experts.

At a House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, FBI Director James Comey said that no agency in government had the ability to access the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, Calif., shooters – a notion disputed by legislators and Apple's lawyers. 

The person who fills the newly created US chief information security officer position will be able to improve the government’s cybersecurity, a 77 percent majority of Passcode’s pool of digital security experts said.

While issues of national security and privacy are critical in the dispute between Apple and the FBI, we shouldn't forget that the outcome the legal battle will affect whether individuals can trust their government or the tech sector.

‘Immune system’ technology is leading a transition to proactive cyber defense – it sits at the heart of your networks and never stops learning.

Apple says it made a conscious choice to put in strong security and privacy protections in its iPhone operating system – and that forcing it to write a new, weaker program would violate its First Amendment rights. 

While details of the new transatlantic data transfer pact known as Privacy Shield aren't expected until Monday, EU Ambassador David O’Sullivan told Passcode it contains the fundamentals to enhance privacy safeguards for Europeans.

Apple appears to be preparing for a protracted legal battle against the US government in the San Bernardino iPhone case, hiring several lawyers who have argued before the Supreme Court.

Join Passcode and Internet Society Friday, Feb. 26, at 9 a.m. for a discussion on the Privacy Shield deal and the challenges it may face from European data regulators and privacy advocates.

Privacy advocates organized rallies in some 40 cities Tuesday night to drum up support for Apple in the iPhone case. But attendance was sparse in some cities and the public's interest lackluster in others. 

A group they've dubbed "Lazarus Group" is well organized and tied to numerous other attacks on governments, banks, and military institutions in the US and South Korea since 2009.