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Congressional Movement on Cybersecurity in a Bill to Reauthorize the Homeland Security Act of 2002

Data Matters

Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ­approved a bill ( SB 2825 ) reauthorizing the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and including key cybersecurity provisions affecting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). On March 7, 2018, the U.S. to incentivize more cybersecurity training activities.

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President Biden Signs Two Bills Aimed at Enhancing Government Cybersecurity

Hunton Privacy

On June 21, 2022, President Biden signed into law, the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 (S. 1097) (the “Cyber Workforce Program Act”), two bipartisan bills aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity postures of the federal, state and local governments.

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VMware Flaw a Vector in SolarWinds Breach?

Krebs on Security

government cybersecurity agencies warned this week that the attackers behind the widespread hacking spree stemming from the compromise at network software firm SolarWinds used weaknesses in other, non-SolarWinds products to attack high-value targets. National Security Agency (NSA) warned on Dec.

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Estonia sues Gemalto for 152M euros over flaws in citizen ID cards issued by the company

Security Affairs

Estonian sues Gemalto for 152 million euros following the security flaws in the citizen ID cards issued by the company that caused their recall in 2017. Estonian authorities sue the security firm Gemalto for 152 million euros following the security flaws in the citizen ID cards issued by the company that caused their recall in 2017.

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The history of ESG: A journey towards sustainable investing

IBM Big Data Hub

The term ESG, or environmental, social and governance , is well-known in the investor community. In 1997, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) was founded with the aim of addressing environmental concerns, though it soon broadened its scope to also focus on social and governance issues.

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Episode 229: BugCrowd’s Casey Ellis On What’s Hot In Bug Hunting

The Security Ledger

The post Episode 229: BugCrowd’s Casey Ellis On What’s Hot In Bug Hunting appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Programs like iDefense Labs Vulnerability Contributor Program (VCP) (launched in 2002) and TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative (2005) were accused -at the time- of incentivizing the work of criminals and bad actors. .

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Biden administration issues Executive Order and takes action to enhance maritime cybersecurity

Data Protection Report

They include (i) an Executive Order, (ii) a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Cybersecurity in the MTS issued by the Coast Guard, and (iii) a Maritime Security Directive on cyber risk management. facilities subject to the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 regulations. Coast Guard. Coast Guard.