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Cybersecurity, IT Policy, Tech

FCC Approves Voluntary Cyber Trust Labels for Consumer IoT Products

March 14, 2024

Via: Dark Reading

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be rolling out a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for Internet of Things (IoT) products for consumers At its public meeting today, the Commission unanimously voted to approve the program, which will allow IoT manufacturers […]


IT Policy, Tech

Biden to sign executive order boosting cybersecurity of ports, maritime vessels

February 21, 2024

Via: Government Executive

President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Wednesday that would give the Homeland Security Department more authority to address maritime cybersecurity threats. The order, previewed by officials in a call with reporters, would give the U.S. […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

AI cannot be listed as inventor, says US patent office in latest guidance

February 15, 2024

Via: TechSpot

The USPTO’s new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence states that while AI-assisted inventions are not “categorically unpatentable, the inventorship analysis should focus on human contributions, as patents function to incentivize and reward human ingenuity.” Under the new guidance, […]


IT Policy, Tech

FCC bans AI-generated voices, grants states legal authority

February 8, 2024

Via: StateScoop

The Federal Communications Commission unanimously adopted a new rule on Thursday that bans the use of AI-generated voices in robocalls, granting state attorneys general to pursue legal action against the telemarketing scams. The ruling from the FCC comes shortly after […]


Cybersecurity, IT Policy, Tech

Biden to veto any efforts to shutter SEC cyber disclosure rules

January 31, 2024

Via: Nextgov

The White House on Wednesday affirmed its commitment to a Securities and Exchange Commission rule that would require publicly traded firms to disclose cybersecurity incidents, declaring that President Joe Biden will veto any legislative efforts to shutter the agency regulation. […]


Cybersecurity

Civilian cyber reserves gaining steam at the US federal and state levels

January 24, 2024

Via: CSO Online

Volunteer 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 […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

At Senate AI hearing, news executives fight against “fair use” claims for AI training data

January 11, 2024

Via: ArsTechnica

On Wednesday, news industry executives urged Congress for legal clarification that using journalism to train AI assistants like ChatGPT is not fair use, as claimed by companies such as OpenAI. Instead, they would prefer a licensing regime for AI training […]


Cybersecurity

Turkish ransomware campaign hacks into weak MSSQL servers: report

January 10, 2024

Via: CSO Online

Poorly 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 […]


Cybersecurity

Stronger together: Creating a cyber-secure community

January 4, 2024

Via: CSO Online

Ransomware 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 […]


Cybersecurity

Russia Kyivstar Hack Should Alarm West, Ukraine Security Chief Warns

January 4, 2024

Via: Dark Reading

December’s cyberattack on Ukrainian telecommunications operator Kyivstar by Russian-backed threat actors dealt a catastrophic blow to the wealthy, privately-owned company, according to Illia Vitiuk, head of the Security Service of Ukraine’s (SBU) cybersecurity department. In a new interview, he issued […]


Defense, Industry

Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine and is seeking Iranian missiles, US says

January 4, 2024

Via: Washington's Top News

U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russia has acquired ballistic missiles from North Korea and is seeking close-range ballistic missiles from Iran as Moscow struggles to replenish supplies for its war with Ukraine, the White House said Thursday. Recently declassified […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

3 guardrails for sustainable AI implementation in the public sector

December 28, 2023

Via: Nextgov

AI is poised to transform how public sector agencies approach mission-critical operations and solve the government’s greatest challenges. It can identify waste and fraud in government, strengthen cybersecurity efforts, and power chatbots and other tools to better serve constituents. However, […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

NSA, CISA call on software developers, suppliers to improve open source software management practices

December 13, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

The National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency’s latest guidance offers software developers and suppliers a set of recommendations on how to securely source and store open source software, as open source tech use has skyrocketed in the […]


Cybersecurity

20 federal agencies miss deadline for implementing cyber incident tracking requirements, watchdog says

December 7, 2023

Via: Government Executive

Twenty federal agencies failed to meet the Biden administration’s deadline for implementing the most advanced cyber event logging requirements across their systems, with most agencies failing to implement even basic incident tracking standards, according to a recent report from the […]


Cybersecurity

Advocacy groups urge Biden to address generative AI’s environmental impact and misinformation risks

December 6, 2023

Via: TechSpot

Back 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 […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Policy, State & Local, Tech

California publishes first report on generative AI risks, potential use cases

November 21, 2023

Via: StateScoop

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Tuesday announced a new report outlining the potential benefits that generative AI could bring to state government — from improving accessibility of the state’s services to bolstering cybersecurity — along with an extensive description […]


Cybersecurity

How US SEC legal actions put CISOs at risk and what to do about it

November 16, 2023

Via: CSO Online

With the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) having taken legal action against CISOs at both SolarWinds and Uber, security executives feel the pressure to be absolutely precise when writing up security incidents that the company has decided are material. […]


Networking & Wireless, Tech

FCC prohibits ‘digital discrimination’ in new broadband rules

November 15, 2023

Via: StateScoop

On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to formally adopt rules intended to enable equal access to broadband internet by prohibiting “digital discrimination” by service providers. The adoption of the rules, which were first published as a public draft at […]


Networking & Wireless, Tech

US studying 2,786 megahertz of spectrum to fuel “next-generation” services

November 14, 2023

Via: ArsTechnica

The Biden administration is studying 2,786 megahertz of spectrum that could be reallocated for purposes including wireless broadband networks, satellites, and drones, the White House said today. Some of the spectrum bands were already being investigated by federal agencies, though […]


Cybersecurity

State of Maine Becomes Latest MOVEit Victim to Surface

November 10, 2023

Via: Dark Reading

In an online overview published on Nov. 9, the government of Maine confirmed that a group of cybercriminals exploiting the now-infamous vulnerability in the MOVEit file-transfer tool to allow them access to files belonging to the State of Maine between […]