Huawei Fights United States Funding Ban in Court
Chinese tech giant Huawei has asked a U.S. federal court to throw out a rule that bars rural phone carriers from using government money to buy its equipment, on security grounds.
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Boris Johnson Withholds Report on Russian Interference in UK Vote
Questions about the British government’s failure to release a report on Russia’s interference in the country’s politics continued to dog Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday as critics said leaks from the document raised concerns about the security of next month’s election.
Read moreCanada Spy Agencies Split Over Proposed Huawei 5G Ban: Media
Canada’s spy agencies are divided over whether or not to ban Chinese technology giant Huawei from fifth generation networks over security concerns, the Globe and Mail reported Wednesday.
Read moreSpirit Airlines
A federal class action claims Spirit Airlines sells “passes that purport to allow its customers to skip airport security, when defendant often has no intent or ability to provide such a service.”
Read moreElection-Security Bill Passes House but Senate Vote Is Unlikely
House Democrats passed a third bill Wednesday afternoon aimed at stopping foreign interference in American elections, but like the two others that came before, it is unlikely to see a vote in the Republican-controlled Senate.
Read moreUkraine Scandal Hangs Over House Hearing on Election Threats
President Donald Trump wasn’t in the room Tuesday when a House panel questioned government officials about the threat of foreign interference in the 2020 election. But the issues at the center of the impeachment inquiry against him loomed large as lawmakers asked about the integrity and security of U.S. elections.
Read moreStudents Break Into US Envoy’s Residence in Seoul
Nearly 20 pro-Pyongyang South Korean students broke into the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Seoul Friday, displaying banners demanding Harry Harris leave the country, in an embarrassing security breach.
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Trump Trades Insults With Minneapolis Mayor
President Trump traded Twitter insults Wednesday with the mayor of Minneapolis over a bill for $530,000 in security costs for his rally at a downtown arena.
Read moreDelta Airlines Launches Facial Recognition at LA Airport
A new program at Los Angeles International Airport will allow travelers to shave minutes off their boarding time, but they’ll have to step into a kiosk that uses facial recognition technology to verify their identity.
Read moreDNC to Recommend Scrapping Virtual Caucus Plans
The Democratic National Committee will recommend scrapping state plans to offer virtual, telephone-based caucuses in 2020 due to security concerns, sources tell The Associated Press.
Read moreElection Agency Urged to Finalize 2020 Security Standards
During a forum on election security Thursday, Connecticut’s secretary of state urged a federal agency in charge of the process to act quickly in issuing new security standards for voting systems so states can update software in time for the 2020 election.
Read moreAbortion Foes Fight Planned Parenthood Suit in Court
Arguing that “smear” videos made abortion clinics targets of crime and threats, a lawyer urged a federal judge Wednesday to make those who helped create the “selectively edited” videos pay for Planned Parenthood’s increased security costs.
Read moreCalifornia County Questions Security Deal for Men-Only Club
An annual retreat in California put on by an elite club whose ranks include former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon and powerful business leaders is facing scrutiny for excluding women after female county supervisors questioned whether they should continue allowing sheriff’s deputies to provide security for the event.
Read moreCongress Told Election Meddling Cannot Be Avoided
The 2020 presidential election is a tantalizing target for hackers, foreign influences and other peddlers of propaganda but stopping all forms of interference is virtually impossible, national security officials told a House panel Wednesday.
Read moreMicrosoft Offers Software Tools to Secure Elections
Microsoft announced an ambitious effort it says will make voting secure, verifiable and subject to reliable audits. Two of the three top U.S elections vendors have expressed interest in potentially incorporating the open-source software into their proprietary voting systems.
Read moreSri Lanka President Dismisses Security Officials
Sri Lanka’s president has asked for the resignations of the defense secretary and the national police chief after security forces failed to act on warnings before Easter suicide bombings that killed at least 359 people.
Read more2nd Phase of Indian Elections Ends Amid Kashmir Lockdown
Voting in the second phase of India’s general election on Thursday remained largely peaceful amid massive security and a lockdown in parts of the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Read moreDenied Bail, Accused Mar-a-Lago Intruder Pleads Not Guilty
The Chinese woman charged with misleading Secret Service agents to gain entry into President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club was denied bail Monday moments after federal prosecutors back-tracked on testimony that she carried an insidious computer virus with her onto the property.
Read moreFeds Say Accused Mar-a-Lago Intruder Had Trove of USB Drives
The Chinese woman accused of illegally entering President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club armed with malicious software had a signal detector, $7,500 in hundred-dollar bills and nine USB drives stashed in her hotel room at the time of her arrest, a Secret Service agent said at a hearing Monday.
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