- Congress just killed your Internet privacy protections (CNN): Congress voted along party lines to repeal internet privacy protections yesterday. According to one article, the fate of privacy now rests with President Trump and the White House is on the record as “strongly support[ing]” the repeal. The rules had not yet taken effect, but would have required internet service providers to acquire customers’ consent before using personal data from browsing history, geo-location, etc. The article lays out the main arguments from each side of the aisle, and discusses how most people aren’t aware of how their information is being shared. The full article can be read here.
- DHS misses deadline to submit cyber strategy to Congress (The Hill): DHS failed to meet the deadline to submit its cyber strategy to Congress, and it isn’t going to happen anytime soon, according to one article. The National Defense Authorization Act that was passed in December required a strategy to be produced within 90 days. According to the article, one DHS official stated that the strategy may take months to complete while Trump administration weighed in. The lack of strategy follows the long delay of a cyber Executive Order that President Trump was expected to sign in January. The full report can be read here.
- Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Highlights Concerns Regarding Cybersecurity (National Law Review): A recent report says that concerns about cyber security extend to the Department of Treasury. In a speech last week, Secretary Mnuchin identified the issue as a primary concern, the article said. Mnuchin expressed his desire for all regulatory agencies to incorporate cyber security into their oversight functions. The brief post also mentioned the enhanced cyber risk standards set forth by banking agencies in October. The full summary can be found here.
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