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EPA chief sweeps office for bugs, installs high-tech locks

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency used public money to have his office swept for hidden listening devices and bought sophisticated biometric locks for additional security.
White House temporarily removes petition tool

The White House is temporarily removing a petition tool from its website after 11 months of silence, promising to respond to public concerns next year.
Kaspersky to file lawsuit over DHS ban

Moscow-based Kaspersky Labs announced today that it will be filing an appeal in U.S. federal court over the Department of Homeland Security’s binding operational directive to ban the use of all Kaspersky products within the federal government.
Public sector most targeted by malicious hackers, MacAfee finds

From 2016 to 2017, hackers around the world most often targeted the public sector in their attacks, according to publicly disclosed incidents compiled in McAfee Labs’ recent quarterly threat report.