The Hill

IRS Direct File is gone. This is how you can still file taxes for free

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...
CSOonline

What CISOs should know about the SolarWinds lawsuit dismissal

The SEC’s dismissal of its lawsuit against SolarWinds and its CISO brought widespread relief to cybersecurity leaders and potentially marks a turning point for how regulators, boards, and executives ...
Wall Street Journal

SolarWinds’ Tim Brown Escaped the SEC. Future Cyber Chiefs Might Not.

When the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ended its yearslong pursuit of software maker SolarWinds and its cybersecurity chief last month, the wider security community breathed a collective ...
Law

Litigators of the (Past) Week: The SEC Walks Away From Its Case Against SolarWinds, Top Cybersecurity Officer

Late last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to dismiss claims that the software company concealed cyber vulnerabilities in the lead-up to the high-profile 2020 Sunburst attack.
JD Supra

SolarWinds dismissed: what the SEC’s U-turn signals for cyber enforcement

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) case against SolarWinds and its chief information security officer (CISO), Timothy Brown, ended abruptly on November 20, 2025, when the SEC agreed to ...
American Banker

SolarWinds and CISO cleared as SEC dismisses lawsuit

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday formally dismissed its high-profile civil enforcement action against technology vendor SolarWinds and its chief information security officer, Timothy ...
SDxCentral

SolarWinds, free from SEC charges, bravely takes on risky AI era

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dropped remaining litigation against software vendor SolarWinds regarding the infamous hack that affected the likes of Nvidia, Cisco, Ciena, and ...
Reuters

US SEC dismisses case against SolarWinds, top security officer

Nov 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said it has dropped its closely watched litigation against SolarWinds Corp and its top security officer that was tied to a ...
Nextgov

SEC to drop high-profile SolarWinds hack lawsuit

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said it will dismiss a lawsuit against SolarWinds that had accused the company of ...
Morningstar

CORRECTING and REPLACING SolarWinds Launches Autonomous Operational Resilience Tour

Company to showcase innovation and new AI-driven capabilities at KubeCon, Microsoft Ignite, and AWS re:Invent The "AWS re:Invent:" section of the release dated November 6, 2025 should read: AWS ...
Engadget

The best free VPNs in 2026

A good VPN is worth paying for. Almost every service I'll recommend as one of the best VPNs is either subscription-only or supported by paid plans. Free VPNs do have their place, though, as not ...