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A new report analyzes the threats and vulnerabilities to small and mid-market businesses within the country’s 50 largest cities.

Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) is looking to combat gun violence by using credit card information.

A bill to combat manipulated media content known as “deepfakes” has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

The FBI released details on nearly 6.6 million criminal offenses reported to its National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2018.

On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General’s (AG) office published its long-awaited proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations. The AG’s office also announced that it will hold public hearings on the regulations on December 2-5.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Jessica Tisch as Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT).

A new report from the GAO suggests that some airport security screening equipment used by TSA may not be keeping pace with current threats.

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and 16 senators have reintroduced legislation to protect people’s personal data online.