Government
House Bipartisan TRIA Bill Expected In June: Subcommittee Chair
The chairman of crucial U.S. House subcommittee said a bipartisan bill of its own that will renew the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, or TRIA, will be unveiled in June. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, ...
From the FBI: Could Your Computer Be Infected by Blackshades?
In connection with the Monday's announcement from representatives from the FBI New York Field Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York about an international effort ...
FBI Announces Massive Cyber Crime Bust; Takes Down Blackshades Malware
Law enforcement officials in more than a dozen countries arrested about 90 people in a U.S.-led crackdown on the makers and users of software designed to steal identities and remotely control ...
U.S. Infrastructure Vulnerable to Cyber Risks; Experts Say CEOs Too Complacent
After warning for years that the U.S. electric grid and other critical infrastructure are dangerously vulnerable to hacking, security experts fear it may take a major destructive attack to jolt CEOs ...
RAND Study Backing TRIA Among Latest Additions to Continuing Renewal Debate
More than seven months before the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is set to expire yet again, the lobbying push to renew it or let the post-9/11 law lapse is accelerating, with no consensus yet in ...
EU Court Backs ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ in Google Ruling
Google Inc. may be ordered to remove personal information from its search engine after the European Union's top court paved the way for citizens to have a "right to be forgotten." "Links and ...
EPA Gathering Comment in Advance of Possible Fracking Disclosure Rules
The Obama administration announced its first steps on Friday toward possibly tighter regulation of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, seeking public input on whether companies should be required to ...
House Republicans Call for Opening Black Box on Systemic Risk Designations
A group of Republican lawmakers demanded documents on Friday from U.S. regulators, voicing concerns that decisions about whether to designate large financial companies as systemically risky are ...