US Embassy London

US Embassy London | January 30, 2017

London — U.S. Embassies in London and Berlin have advised people from the seven countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban not to seek a visa, or schedule an appointment — even if they are a dual nationals....

US Embassy London | January 25, 2017

The Palestinian Authority received assurances from Trump administration officials that the promised move of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would not take place unilaterally, an Arabic daily reported. Palestinian sources later denied the report....

Huawei | January 15, 2020

The U.S. government is nearing publication of a rule that would vastly expand its powers to block shipments of foreign-made goods to China’s Huawei, as it seeks to squeeze the blacklisted telecoms company, two sources said. The U.S. Commerce Department in May placed Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] on a trade blacklist, citing national security concerns. That allowed the U.S. government to restrict sales of U.S.-made goods to the company and a small number of items made abroad that cont...

oodaloop | January 14, 2020

Most weeks, it is far outside the normal job responsibilities for cybersecurity professionals to understand what the United States (or other governments) do to find or use computer vulnerabilities. Just stay patched and keep the board of directors happy. This is not one of those weeks. This week we learned that the National Security Agency disclosed to Microsoft that it had discovered a major vulnerability (dubbed CVE-2020-0601) in Windows 10. A Washington Post article, by veteran cyber journali...