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Please join Passcode and the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative for a panel discussion on how 2016 will challenge today’s security thinking.

In the wake of terrorist attacks in California and Paris, Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Richard Burr are reviving a controversial proposal requiring social media sites report terrorist activity to federal authorities.

Globally, Northrop Grumman is making investments in research and early-stage cybersecurity ventures that will help build tomorrow’s cutting-edge technology

Reports that China arrested several people in connection with the Office of Personnel Management surfaced during cybersecurity talks between Beijing and Washington this week. But experts worry the arrests are more show than substance.

Instead of drafting yet another report saying collaboration is important for improving cybersecurity, we built a prototype, Web-based toolkit that provides cybersecurity pros a way to start more multidisciplinary cooperation.

An independent group monitoring the Islamic State online says it discovered the militant group is distributing its own mobile app, signaling a shift in how the jihadists communicate.

Angela McKay, who runs Microsoft's public policy work on cybersecurity, and Elana Broitman from Greenberg Traurig’s Government Law & Policy Practice, join the latest edition of The Cybersecurity Podcast. 

The Email Privacy Act would replace the current Electronic Communications Privacy Act, a nearly 30-year-old e-mail privacy law that requires probable cause warrants only for searches of e-mails and text messages that are less than 180 days old.

Not only are many home and small office routers sold with security vulnerabilities, the devices are often difficult for users to update and easy for hackers to penetrate. 

Not only are many home and small office routers sold with security vulnerabilities, the devices are often difficult for users to update and easy for hackers to penetrate. 

The debate over encryption technology that intensified after the Paris attacks is dominated by cyberlibertarians on one side and law and order proponents on the other. But any resolution will require reframing the discussion and figuring out how to apply democratic controls to our digital infrastructure. 

Watch out for bogus e-mails and copycat sites designed to mimic big brands, hang up on unknown callers warning you're an identity theft victim, and never use public WiFi to make a purchase.

Big media companies have ramped up efforts to fight the growing use of technology designed to block online ads. Here's what you need to know about why ad blockers are on the rise, and why many publishers hate them.

Big media companies have ramped up efforts to fight the growing use of technology designed to block online ads. Here's what you need to know about why ad blockers are on the rise, and why many publishers hate them.

Instead of pushing to diminish tools that are meant to protect modern communications and safeguard speech, our leaders should work toward lasting solutions that can actually thwart terrorism. 

In a survey, 74 percent of Passcode Influencers cautioned against a knee-jerk response to a tragedy that could give US intelligence and law enforcement agencies a power that could harm all consumers’ security and privacy.

The Paris attacks highlight the delicate dance for Facebook. But Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos says it's vital for the social network to defend users' privacy – and foster trust among its online community – in the face of growing pressure from governments to reveal more information about the platform's 1.5 billion users. 

The Paris attacks highlight the delicate dance for Facebook. But Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos says it's vital for the social network to defend users' privacy – and foster trust among its online community – in the face of growing pressure from governments to reveal more information about the platform's 1.5 billion users. 

The worst laws are those that are unenforceable, so what would we hope our lawmakers say about data collecting and sharing technologies that are not yet critical but soon will be?

However, some senators want to avoid a 'knee-jerk' response to give law enforcement and intelligence agencies a power they say could harm all consumers’ security and privacy.