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IT Policy, Tech

Conservative tech experts ask Jim Jordan to probe TikTok-Google collaboration

November 8, 2023

Via: Fox News

Conservative tech policy experts are urging Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to hold a hearing on a potential partnership between TikTok and Google, calling it “deeply concerning” both for U.S. markets and American citizens’ privacy. “As you may be aware, […]


Cybersecurity

US launches “Shields Ready” campaign to secure critical infrastructure

November 8, 2023

Via: CSO Online

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have announced the launch of the “Shields Ready” campaign to promote critical national infrastructure (CNI) security and resilience. Shields […]


IT Policy, Tech

White House AI Order Balances Innovation And Regulation

November 6, 2023

Via: JD Supra

On Oct. 30, President Joe Biden issued an executive order on safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence. The executive order provides a sprawling list of directives aimed at establishing standards for AI safety and security and protecting privacy. While the […]


IT Policy, Tech

28 countries reach landmark agreement on “safe and responsible” AI development

November 1, 2023

Via: CSO Online

A collection of almost 30 countries that includes the US, Australia and China, along with the European Union (EU), have reached a world-first agreement at Bletchley Park establishing a shared understanding of the opportunities and risks posed by frontier AI. […]


IT Policy, Tech

Agencies get marching orders as White House issues AI-safety directive

October 30, 2023

Via: Government Executive

The White House hopes to guide how technologists develop artificial intelligence and how the government prompts and adopts AI tools, under a new executive order to be unveiled Monday. The order lays out some basic safety rules to prevent AI-enabled […]


Cybersecurity

How the US DOD Cyber Strategy changes national cyber defense

October 19, 2023

Via: CSO Online

A decade ago, then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta uttered a phrase that would go on to live in infamy: “cyber Pearl Harbor.” Panetta was using his platform as the country’s leading national security official to warn of dire future digital […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

New York City publishes AI plan

October 16, 2023

Via: StateScoop

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Chief Technology Officer Matthew Fraser released the New York City Artificial Intelligence Action Plan on Monday, outlining the administration’s plans to use AI in city government. A “first of its kind” for any […]


IT Policy, Tech

Democrats urge the White House to bind agencies to the AI Bill of Rights

October 13, 2023

Via: Government Executive

A group of 16 Democratic lawmakers led by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., is urging the White House to bake its AI Bill of Rights into the administration’s forthcoming executive order on artificial intelligence. The lawmakers […]


Industry, Workforce

Continuous vetting identifies risks earlier, and is getting ready to roll out across government

October 12, 2023

Via: Government Executive

Trusted Workforce 2.0, the comprehensive overhaul of how the government vets, checks, and keeps people in national security positions is gearing up for its latest muscle movement: the enrollment of the full public trust population into continuous vetting. Frequently confused […]


Policy, State & Local

New California Delete Act Tightens Rules for Data Brokers

October 12, 2023

Via: Dark Reading

Now that California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill defining the legal obligations of data brokers into law, businesses that serve people in the Golden State will have to meet a new set of processes to safeguard consumers’ personal […]


Cybersecurity

Israel-Hamas conflict extends to cyberspace

October 11, 2023

Via: CSO Online

Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, a new battleground has opened up in cyberspace, with hackers from both sides trying to attack each other’s infrastructure, while also dragging supporters of each other into the conflict. “Analysts have noted […]


Industry, Workforce

Economic challenges tighten CISO compensation: IANS study

October 10, 2023

Via: CSO Online

The 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 […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

The money’s out the door in nationwide unemployment insurance modernization push

October 10, 2023

Via: Nextgov

The Labor Department awarded the last $204 million of grant money for unemployment insurance modernization late last month to 18 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands to move to the cloud and more modular technology that’s adaptable to change. Of […]


Cybersecurity

New CISA, NSA guidance highlights pain points in identity and security management

October 6, 2023

Via: Government Executive

Federal agencies and the private sector still face significant challenges in adopting and implementing critical security controls like multifactor authentication and single sign-on services, according to new guidance from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Security Agency. […]


Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity experts raise concerns over EU Cyber Resilience Act’s vulnerability disclosure requirements

October 3, 2023

Via: CSO Online

Dozens of global cybersecurity experts have raised concerns about the proposed vulnerability disclosure requirements of the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). An open letter signed by representatives from a wide range of organizations including Google, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the […]


Cybersecurity

What happens to government devices during a shutdown?

September 29, 2023

Via: Government Executive

Federal 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 […]


Cybersecurity

Zero Trust: Understanding the US government’s requirements for enhanced cybersecurity

September 26, 2023

Via: CIO

The concept of Zero Trust has gained significant traction in recent years, as organizations look to enhance their cybersecurity defenses and safeguard their digital assets. The US government has been at the forefront of promoting this approach, with a series […]


Cybersecurity

Chinese state actors behind espionage attacks on Southeast Asian government

September 25, 2023

Via: CSO Online

A series of attacks targeting a Southeast Asian government has been found to be carried out by distinct threat actors affiliated with Chinese interests, according to Unit 42, the Palo Alto research arm closely studying the attacks. Initially thought to […]


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

Pennsylvania state government operations to start using artificial intelligence

September 21, 2023

Via: Fox News

Pennsylvania state government will prepare to use artificial intelligence in its operations, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said Wednesday, as states are increasingly trying to gauge the impact of AI and how to regulate it. Shapiro, speaking at a news conference […]


Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech

Civic hackers explore ways to streamline government operations

September 18, 2023

Via: Government Executive

Computer researchers, data scientists and congressional staff convened on Capitol Hill Thursday to help develop new ways to enhance public-facing digital services across federal agencies and streamline government operations with the help of emerging technologies. The fifth congressional hackathon brought […]