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HackerOne | January 07, 2021

The Defense Digital Service (DDS) and HackerOne today announced the dispatch of DDS's 11th bug abundance program with HackerOne and the third with the U.S. Branch of the Army. Hack the Army 3.0 is a period bound, programmer controlled security test pointed toward surfacing weaknesses so they can be settled before they are abused by foes. The bug abundance program is available to both military and regular citizen members and will run from January 6, 2021 through February 17, 2021.
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Facebook | March 06, 2020

Facebook Inc on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that asked users to fill out an “Official 2020 Congressional District Census” because the ads violate the company’s policy against misinformation on the government’s census. The ads, which come from the pages of the Republican president and Vice President Mike Pence, link to a survey on an official campaign website and then to a page asking for donations....

Cyberspace Solarium Commission | March 16, 2020

A federal commission has determined that the US is not prepared to deal with a major-scale cyberattack. The Cyberspace Solarium Commission recently published the results of its year-long analysis of the cyber risks faced by the country, concluding that the country is “dangerously insecure in cyber,” Forbes reported. The commission cautioned that “millions” of cyber intrusions occur daily, disrupting everything from financial transactions to even the democratic electoral p...

White House | August 11, 2020

The White House today announced 100 megahertz of ideal midrange spectrum will be made available for commercial entities to deploy fifth-generation networks. Critics say the determination should be double that amount. “We have identified 100 megahertz of critically needed midband spectrum that can be made available for commercial 5G purposes,” Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios said. “Importantly, this particular part of the band, between 3450 and 3550 megahertz has been ...