article thumbnail

News alert: MxD roundtable with White House officials highlights cybersecurity workforce needs

The Last Watchdog

21, 2023 — MxD, the Digital Manufacturing and Cybersecurity Institute, today hosted a roundtable discussion with the White House Office of the National Cyber Director. Organizations gathered to discuss courses and programs to address the critical cybersecurity workforce needs in the United States. Chicago, Ill.,

article thumbnail

MY TAKE: Iran’s cyber retaliation for Soleimani assassination continues to ramp up

The Last Watchdog

and Saudi Arabia have been steadily escalating for at least the past decade, with notable spikes in activity throughout the course of 2019. When it comes to cyber warfare, America is no shrinking violet, of course. The Soleimani assassination simply added kerosene to those long-flickering flames. One prime demonstration of U.S.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB KSA Architecture Source New Construction and real estate USA Yes 1.5

article thumbnail

MICROCHIPS Act aims at improving tech supply chain

Security Affairs

Two US senators have introduced legislation a bill, dubbed Manufacturing, Investment and Controls Review for Computer Hardware, Intellectual Property and Supply ACT (MICROCHIPS Act – S. military information.” MICROCHIPS Act ( S. that could potentially harm and expose both consumer and U.S. ” senators said.

article thumbnail

Government By Numbers: Some Interesting Insights

John Battelle's Searchblog

Examples include identity (from driver’s licenses and SSNs to Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and Facebook), delivery of important information and items (from the Post Office to Telcos, Internet, and FedEx and UPS), and protection (outsourcing both prisons and military jobs to private companies). But that’s another story).

article thumbnail

China: Navigating China episode 18: Increased scrutiny over connected car and automobile industry data from Chinese regulators, including push towards data localisation

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The Draft Provisions apply across the industry, not just to vehicle designers and manufacturers, but also parts and software providers, dealers, maintenance and repair agencies, online car hailing organisations and insurance companies. outside of the vehicle; and. other data that may affect national security and public interests.

article thumbnail

Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

The year started with the revelation of Spectre and Meltdown – major security flaws affecting processors manufactured by Intel, ARM and AMD. And, of course, on 25 May the GDPR came into effect. For more information on each story, simply follow the links in the transcript on our blog. Patches were rushed out , but many.