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Focus Includes Critical Infrastructure Security, Secure Software Development The Biden administration has unveiled its new national cybersecurity strategy, detailing top challenges facing the U.S. and plans for addressing them.

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MAY 31, 2023

million to settle a Federal Trade Commission investigation into allegedly poor cybersecurity practices by its Ring home surveillance device subsidiary. Amazon-Owned Ring Will Pay $5.8 Million to Settle FTC Investigation Amazon agreed to pay $5.8

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JULY 29, 2022

officials pledged closer cybersecurity collaboration, announcing a memorandum of cooperation after Ukrainian officials discussed Russian threat actors in a meeting with the FBI in New York. Agreement Focuses on Data Sharing, Conducting Joint Exercises Ukrainian and U.S. Cyberthreats cross borders and oceans," said CISA head Jen Easterly.

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In April, Cybersecurity Ventures reported on extreme cybersecurity job shortage: Global cybersecurity job vacancies grew by 350 percent, from one million openings in 2013 to 3.5 million in 2021, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. The number of unfilled jobs leveled off in 2022, and remains at 3.5

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JUNE 15, 2021

and its NATO allies endorsed a new cybersecurity defense policy during President Biden's visit this week with member states in Brussels. The policy agreement comes as Biden prepares to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to discuss cybersecurity and other issues.

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MARCH 15, 2022

Critical Infrastructure Defense Project From Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, Ping Identity As Western cybersecurity officials warn that Russia's Ukraine invasion poses an elevated cybersecurity risk to all, kudos to Cloudflare, CrowdStrike and Ping Identity for offering free endpoint security and other defenses to the healthcare sector and power sectors, (..)

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MAY 25, 2022

An effort to establish industry benchmarks for medical device cybersecurity maturity aims to help advance overall cybersecurity in the healthcare sector, says Rob Suárez, CISO of medical device maker Becton, Dickinson and Co. He discusses how to improve the state of medical device cybersecurity.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Experts Say Cybersecurity Will Be a Higher Priority Cybersecurity is poised to become a higher White House priority when President-elect Joe Biden takes office. And he's expected to renew key international relationships needed in the fight against cyberattacks.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Takeaway: Behind-the-Scenes Security Reality at Well-Known Brands Not Always Pretty Cybersecurity experts have been reacting to industry veteran Peiter Zatko's allegations of poor information security practices at Twitter, with many noting that he's hardly the first expert to have been hired to remedy serious problems, only to say they were prevented (..)

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JULY 25, 2022

federal regulators are revamping their approach to oil pipeline cybersecurity by telling operators they have newfound latitude so long as they implement continuous monitoring and test their posture. Pipeline cybersecurity became a priority after a 2021 ransomware attack led to gas shortages.

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MARCH 29, 2022

trillion Budget for 2023 asks to increase spending 11% from this year with an emphasis on cybersecurity practices to improve defenses in both the private and public sectors. Biden's 2023 Budget Requests up to $10.9 Billion for Fed Civilian Agencies The White House's Proposed $5.8

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JUNE 7, 2023

Preparedness Pays,' European AI and Cybersecurity Experts Say at ENISA Conference At the EU cybersecurity agency ENISA's recent conference on the cybersecurity upsides and downsides of AI chatbots, presenters urged "preparedness," recommending that cybersecurity professionals track the "warp speed" evolution of chatbots to target emerging risks as (..)

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AUGUST 5, 2022

Council Looks to Enhance Quality, Utility and Clarity Information to Be Collected The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council is asking for comments regarding the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, the ostensibly voluntary way for banks and credit unions to self-assess exposure to risk and the maturity of their cybersecurity.

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JULY 1, 2021

Roger Lang, who has experience in SaaS and fintech and has invested in various cybersecurity companies, says that education is the key to making real progress on cybersecurity issues.

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JULY 9, 2021

Jim Langevin and many others will discuss the government's top priorities in addressing cybersecurity challenges at ISMG's Virtual Cybersecurity Summit: Government, to be held July 13 and 14. Jim Langevin Among the Featured Speakers Acting CISA Director Brandon Wales, Rep.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

government official urged industry to become more conscientious over cybersecurity by preventing vulnerabilities from accumulating before products ship. CISA Director Says Programming Language Swap Will End Memory Safety Vulnerabilities A top U.S.

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APRIL 27, 2022

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Prachee Kale - a pioneer of CyberEd.io's Think.Design.Cyber. discusses the need for systems and design thinking in cybersecurity marketing, how to tell your marketing story, and how systems and design thinking can lead to creative solutions.

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

Deepayan Chanda Discusses Reliability, Accuracy, Architecture and Resiliency Deepayan Chanda discusses the four principles of cybersecurity - reliability, accuracy, architecture and resiliency - that he believes cover most of the aspects of how CISOs can maintain the level of cybersecurity that their organzations need to sustain attacks.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

CISOs can refine their soft skills to help get their cybersecurity best-practices message across. Steps include increasing staff incident-response training and staying current with the threat landscape.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

Company Aims to Fill 250,000-Worker Shortfall in Cybersecurity Microsoft launched a four-year campaign on Thursday with community colleges in the U.S. aimed at recruiting hundreds of thousands of people into the field of cybersecurity.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

Capitol by a violent mob, members of which allegedly accessed lawmakers' systems and stole devices, offers cybersecurity professional lessons to learn on authentication, encryption and more, says cybersecurity expert Brian Honan. Brian Honan: Security Professionals Can Take Action to Minimize Risks The physical breach of the U.S.

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JUNE 7, 2022

New Firm Will Address Strengthening Safety Services, Cybersecurity Investments A new, as yet unnamed Airbus organization will address potential cyberthreats beginning July 1, amid the increasing digitalization and interconnectedness of the company's products and systems.

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MARCH 3, 2023

Noname Security Is Reportedly Up for Sale But Will Have to Shed Its Unicorn Status In the 21-month stretch from October 2020 to June 2022, a whopping 48 cybersecurity startups received 10-figure valuations as investors evaluated prospects on potential rather than performance.

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JULY 14, 2023

BlackBerry Cybersecurity President John Giamatteo on AI Solutions for Defenders Generative AI is growing rapidly as organizations seek ways to transform human tasks.

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JULY 20, 2021

Agency Cites 'Ongoing Cybersecurity Threat' The U.S. Transportation Security Administration issued a directive Tuesday requiring owners and operators of oil and natural gas pipelines to implement several cybersecurity controls. Earlier, the TSA had issued new incident reporting requirements for these companies.

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JUNE 17, 2022

Lawmakers Impatient With Hands-Off Approach to Industry Cybersecurity Practices A bipartisan U.S. proposal for a national privacy law also imposes new cybersecurity regulatory mandates onto the private sector.

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JUNE 15, 2022

CISO of Maricopa County, Arizona on Strengthening Election Security "Social media is probably the newest and most impactful thing that we've seen from a cybersecurity perspective at Maricopa County," says its CISO, Lester Godsey.

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JULY 11, 2022

million toward strengthening cybersecurity on the island. The island has undergone a string a embarrassing cybersecurity incidents, including a phishing incident that stole $2.6 Island Hopes to Diminish Spate of Ransomware and Phishing Incidents The government of Puerto Rico announced an investment of $7.6

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APRIL 28, 2023

AllegisCyber Capital's Bob Ackerman on the Need to Understand Offensive Playbooks Offense is what paces innovation in cybersecurity since threat actors constantly look for new ways to compromise systems, said AllegisCyber Capital's Bob Ackerman.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Cybersecurity threat modeling: automated tools or manual methods? It's not an either/or situation, say Stephen de Vries, CEO and co-founder of IriusRisk, and Adam Shostack of Shostack and Associates. Each approach brings unique business value, and they discuss the merits of both.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Senior Director for Cyber and Others Announced President Joe Biden's cybersecurity team is beginning to take shape, with three appointments recently announced, including Michael Sulmeyer as senior director for cyber.

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MARCH 16, 2022

Gary Henderson: Educate Teachers So They Can Educate Students to Protect Their Data We look at cybersecurity largely focused on the immediate future. He makes the case for educating teachers about cybersecurity so they can educate their students, who can then go on to use those best practices in their careers.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Federal Agencies Ordered to Identify 'Critical Software' That Must Then Be Protected The Office of Management and Budget is ordering federal agencies to begin identifying "critical software" that needs protection as part of the effort to fulfill President Biden's cybersecurity executive order.

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APRIL 9, 2021

Andy Purdy, the chief security officer for Huawei Technologies USA who formerly worked on the White House staff and in the Department of Homeland Security, discusses cybersecurity best practices.

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