January 24, 2024
Via: CSO OnlineVolunteer cybersecurity reserve workforces are growing in the face of infosec worker shortages, with US CyberCommand recently authorized in the 2024 NDAA to create its own civilian cybersecurity reserve corps. The creation of civilian cyber reserves has gained traction over […]
January 10, 2024
Via: CSO OnlinePoorly secured Microsoft SQL servers in the US, EU, and LATAM are being attacked by financially motivated Turkish threat actors in an ongoing campaign to deliver MIMIC ransomware payloads, according to a Securonix research. The financial cyberthreat campaign named RE#TURGENCE […]
January 4, 2024
Via: CSO OnlineRansomware activity continues to threaten organizations and people while breach attempts are becoming more sophisticated and targeted – due largely to an increase in Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operations. The reality is that in an interconnected world, organizations can’t fully protect their […]
December 6, 2023
Via: TechSpotBack in October, the Biden administration attempted to address the difficult issue of regulating artificial intelligence development with an executive order signed by the president that promised to manage the technology’s risks. The order covers many areas, including AI’s impact […]
October 10, 2023
Via: CSO OnlineThe ongoing economic challenges are severely impacting CISOs, many of whom are struggling to get any salary hikes at all while new job postings for the role are on a decline, according to an IANS study. The IANS study, evaluating […]
September 29, 2023
Via: Government ExecutiveFederal agencies are racing to release guidance for staff as a looming government shutdown threatens to furlough thousands of employees, disrupt critical services and reduce national cyber operations to skeleton crews. Federal employees are learning whether they will be considered […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
August 17, 2023
Via: BGRFinding out more about the mysteries of life’s origins on Earth is important, especially as we try to find life beyond our solar system. A new bit of research could change everything, finally bridging how Earth went from being a […]
August 16, 2023
Via: NextgovSen. Mark Warner, D-Va., chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, wants artificial intelligence companies to commit to extending existing voluntary pledges to all of their systems and make more commitments to address high-risk areas like real-time facial recognition. […]
August 11, 2023
Via: Dark ReadingThe Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) recently collaborated to produce an important new document, “Identity and Access Management: Recommended Best Practices for Administrators.” Part of the Enduring Security Framework (ESF), it presents a distillation […]
August 10, 2023
Via: Washington's Top NewsThe Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation. The FEC’s unanimous procedural […]
June 30, 2023
Via: InformationWeekIn 2020, software company SolarWinds was hit with a cyberattack that compromised its Orion supply chain software. The attack impacted thousands of victims. Three years later, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is continuing its investigation into the attack. […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
June 30, 2023
Via: Fox NewsHouse lawmakers are urging federal agencies to quickly and aggressively adopt artificial intelligence technology, at a time when the push from civil rights and industry groups for new AI regulations is still waiting to get off the ground. The House […]
Energy & Environment, Industry
June 29, 2023
Via: Fox NewsThe Biden administration’s internal analysis of its proposed power plant crackdown is based on overly rosy assumptions that experts argue vastly downplay how the regulations are projected to impact power grid reliability and costs. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulatory […]
June 28, 2023
Via: NextgovHundreds of internet-connected devices found on federal systems remain vulnerable to critical cybersecurity threats, according to new research, despite a recent directive from the nation’s cyber defense agency requiring their removal from government networks. Researchers with the security firm Censys […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
June 26, 2023
Via: NextgovInnovating feels too risky for the administrators of public benefit programs, and that’s holding back progress on customer experience efforts meant to make it less arduous to get government benefits, according to a recent white paper from the National Academy […]
March 28, 2023
Via: Washington's Top NewsPresident Joe Biden said Tuesday that Republicans’ ideas for cutting the budget could undermine U.S. manufacturing and help China dominate the world economy. Speaking at a semiconductor maker in North Carolina to highlight his own policies, Biden is trying to […]
February 28, 2023
Via: BGRMicrosoft clearly has more than a few kinks to work out in its new AI-powered Bing chat before it’s ready for primetime, but that isn’t stopping the company from expanding the feature throughout its ecosystem at a surprisingly rapid pace. […]
December 9, 2022
Via: TechSpotFalling demand, China’s Covid Zero policies, the rising cost of living, and recession fears have made 2022 a bad year for tech giants. Demand for everything from smartphones to PCs has fallen, and mass layoffs have become a regular sight. […]
December 7, 2022
Via: CIOAs companies migrate to the cloud, many providers are serving up industry clouds—cloud services that offer data models and workflows that meet the basic needs of companies in particular industries like banking, healthcare, and manufacturing. By taking care of table […]
December 6, 2022
Via: Dark ReadingAlgoSec, a global cybersecurity leader in securing application connectivity, announced today that it has acquired Prevasio, a SaaS cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) that includes an agentless cloud security posture management (CSPM) platform, anti-malware scan, vulnerability assessment and dynamic analysis […]