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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 […]


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

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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

New NASA study might solve the biggest mystery of life’s origins

August 17, 2023

Via: BGR

Finding 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 […]


Cybersecurity

Lawmaker pushes AI companies for more safety and security commitments

August 16, 2023

Via: Nextgov

Sen. 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. […]


Cybersecurity

What CISA and NSA Guidance Means for Critical Infrastructure Security

August 11, 2023

Via: Dark Reading

The 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 […]


IT Policy, Tech

FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads

August 10, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

The 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 […]


Cybersecurity

2020 SolarWinds Breach: Execs Face Potential SEC Legal Action

June 30, 2023

Via: InformationWeek

In 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

Congress pushes aggressive use of AI in the federal government, says AI ‘under-utilized’ in agencies

June 30, 2023

Via: Fox News

House 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

Biden administration rigged internal analysis, softening blow of power plant regulations: report

June 29, 2023

Via: Fox News

The 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 […]


Cybersecurity

Critical cyber threats persist on federal networks despite recent directives

June 28, 2023

Via: Nextgov

Hundreds 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

Is government culture stifling CX innovation?

June 26, 2023

Via: Nextgov

Innovating 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 […]


Federal, Policy

Biden: GOP policies would surrender tech economy to China

March 28, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President 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 […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Microsoft adds AI-powered Bing to the Windows 11 taskbar in a big way

February 28, 2023

Via: BGR

Microsoft 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. […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

TSMC beats tech slump with 50% revenue rise

December 9, 2022

Via: TechSpot

Falling 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. […]


Cloud Computing, Tech

IT leaders weigh the case for innovation in industry clouds

December 7, 2022

Via: CIO

As 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 […]


Cybersecurity

AlgoSec Acquires Prevasio To Disrupt Agentless Cloud Security Market

December 6, 2022

Via: Dark Reading

AlgoSec, 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 […]