In an Aug. 12 National Security Presidential Memorandum, President Donald Trump set out guidance for more private-sector ...

U.S. policy now lets vetted private firms hack foreign criminal networks, but federal sign-off and a $1 million bond keep ...

A new White House memo signed by U.S. President Donald Trump instructs the National Coordination Center (NCC) to establish a program that would allow private security companies to apply for approval ...

Under a new executive order, a participating company could manipulate, disrupt, degrade, and even destroy an IT system in an ...

President Donald Trump signed a national security memorandum Wednesday that lays the groundwork for private sector companies to take a larger role in helping law enforcement carry out offensive ...

A new US program will allow private cybersecurity firms to conduct approved cyberattacks and surveillance against foreign ...

A new presidential memo authorises US law enforcement to run offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal networks, and to enlist private contractors to help.

In recent years, some House members have debated the idea of issuing “letters of marque” to private companies to carry out ...

The new order sweeps away decades of existing U.S. cybersecurity policy prohibiting private companies from conducting 'hack back' attacks or offensive cyber operations.

Trump offensive cyber policy expanded Wednesday as the president signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum authorizing vetted private companies to hack foreign criminal networks using the ...

The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions. By ...

The Trump administration is giving selected US companies permission to launch cyberattacks against foreign criminal groups, ...