Kenneth Corbin

Apple fans love their iPhones and iPads and, at least according to a pair of privacy advocates in Washington, are being strong-armed into giving away too much of their personal information in order to use the popular gadgets. As Datamation reports, Reps. Ed Market and Joe Barton are pressuring Apple CEO Steve Jobs to justify […]

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved a [sweeping cybersecurity bill](http://www.esecurityplanet.com/features/article.php/3887956/Lieberman-Racing-to-Mark-Up-Cybersecurity-Overhaul.htm) that would bolster the federal government’s authority to respond to a major attack on critical digital infrastructure. The bill, co-sponsored by Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), heads to the full Senate after the committee adopted a […]

U.S. senators are never at a loss on how to spend money, they just differ on the way to do it. That was pretty evident at a recent hearing involving the FCC and debate over how to bring regulatory oversight to the Internet and fund access in rural areas. The FCC seeks to assert authority […]

Twitter hopes that it has finally put some of its most embarrassing growing pains behind it this week by agreeing to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that calls for periodic reviews of security measures it’s already enacted to avoid compromising users’ accounts and passwords. As eSecurity Planet reports, the settlement comes after the […]

Stolen or knock-off versions of software, networking equipment and semiconductors pose much bigger problems than the just the enormous loss of revenue to legitimate U.S. companies, according the country’s top intellectual property enforcement official. As Datamation reports, Victoria Espinel and other top government officials are just as concerned about the potential threats to national security […]

Locking down enterprise data has always been of critical importance to businesses’ IT organizations. But what can be done with budgets still low but threats on the rise? Speaking at his company’s security and risk-management conference this week, Gartner’s Vic Wheatman said enterprises don’t need to break the bank before they can address security fundamentals. […]

Security software vendors are always playing catch-up to determined cyber crooks using new and more complex malware to infiltrate data networks and steal data or assets with a couple keystrokes. But as eSecurity Planet discovered, despite all the attention paid in recent months to new and more sophisticated phishing and malware schemes, the tried and […]

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft’s hawkish approach to the so-called war on terror was often lampooned by Democrats and, especially, President Obama and key members of his current administration. But when it comes to fighting cybercrime, both sides seem to be on the same page. As eSecurity Planet details, Ashcroft is using his bully pulpit […]

The chairman said he’s only asking for comments, and he’ll get plenty of them. Before the formal filing process even got underway, ISPs and their allies in Washington blasted the FCC’s proposal to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service in an effort to clarify its regulatory authority over the sector. They blasted the commission for […]

A party line vote isn’t a good omen for an upcoming regulatory fight, but that’s how things are shaping up with the FCC over its proposed oversight plans for the Internet. The FCC is looking at regulating the Internet like a telco, and under regulations that predate the invention of the Internet itself. But there […]

In an election-shortened session, with debates looming over energy, financial reform and a Supreme Court nominee, the Senate floor is a crowded place. But the majority leader is apparently committed to finding time to debate cybersecurity legislation, which could have a sweeping impact on how firms in sectors such as telecom and energy manage and […]

Broadband spectrum is a scarce and finite commodity and with the proliferation of smartphones and wireless networks, private-sector and government entities are looking high and low for any available space to accommodate the lifeblood of international commerce and communications. As Datamation reports, senators from both sides of the aisle are pressuring the FCC to stop […]