The Korea Herald |
Defense ministry mulling over reform on cyber security, anti-espionage bodies
The Korea Herald South Korea's defense ministry has been making a push to adjust the functions of its cyber security and anti-espionage units, each criticized for getting involved in politics and undue monitoring of individual soldiers, a military source said Sunday. |
FCW.com |
Ex-White House officials call for reform of zero-day disclosures
FCW.com The interagency Vulnerability Equities Process assesses whether the government should reveal or hoard a previously unknown, or zero-day, software flaws. Disclosing a zero day allows companies to issue software patches, plugging holes in internet … US urged to be more transparent about zero days FBI's iPhone paid-for hack should be barred, say ex-govt officials |
As European Union lawmakers in the Commission, Parliament and Council debate a new data protection law, the EU’s data protection watchdog has chimed in, expressing some concerns and saying individuals’ privacy rights should be at the core of the legislation.
Although he is perhaps best placed to offer an opinion on the matter, legislators have no obligation to listen to European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Giovanni Buttarelli, who released his own proposed draft of the law on Monday.
A lot is at stake, said Buttarelli. “This reform will shape data processing for a generation which has no memory of living without the internet. The EU must therefore fully understand the implications of this act for individuals, and its sustainability in the face of technological development.”
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The U.S. Senate voted early Saturday to block the USA Freedom Act, a legislation that aimed to put an end to the bulk collection of telephone records by the National Security Agency.
It also voted down a bill that would extend to July 31 certain provisions of the Patriot Act, including Section 215, which provides the legal framework for the current NSA phone surveillance program.
The Senate, which adjourned Saturday for the Memorial Day weekend, will reconvene on May 31, when it will try to hammer out a deal ahead of the June 1 deadline when the Patriot Act provisions expire, unless reauthorized in the same or modified form by legislation.
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