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APRIL 8, 2024

The Australian Government has leveraged insight from cybersecurity experts to create a new six-part plan to combat cybersecurity over the coming decade.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

and Europe that could regulate AI, recent developments within the EU cybersecurity and privacy policy arena, and the disparities between the perspectives of business leaders and cybersecurity leaders on the security landscape.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 1, 2024

of the Cybersecurity Framework: The CSF 2.0, which supports implementation of the National Cybersecurity Strategy , has an expanded scope that goes beyond protecting critical infrastructure, such as hospitals and power plants, to all organizations in any sector. ’s newly added Govern function. This is a big deal.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

Cites Need to Secure Privately Owned Critical Infrastructure, Signs Proclamation As Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off this week, U.S. President Joe Biden has weighed in on his administration's efforts to curb cyberattacks and bolster the federal government's security posture.

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MAY 27, 2021

Security Directive Issued Following Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack The Department of Homeland Security has issued a cybersecurity directive that requires the operators of oil and gas pipelines to report ransomware attacks and other security incidents to the government and take other security steps.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

CISA revealed that threat actors breached an unnamed state government organization via an administrator account belonging to a former employee. The government experts conducted an incident response assessment of the state government organization after its documents were posted on the dark web.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 5, 2022

On June 21, 2022, President Biden signed into law, the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 (S. 2520) (the “Cybersecurity Act”) and the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act (S. The Cybersecurity Act amends certain provisions of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 23, 2024

” Breaking up the tech monopolies is one of the best things we can do for cybersecurity. . ” Breaking up the tech monopolies is one of the best things we can do for cybersecurity. He believes it also needs to publicly scrutinize Microsoft and make sure everyone knows when it messes up.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Longtime CISO Vito Sardanopoli on Building an Effective Security Program A formal security program that spells out precise governance components is critical to protecting sensitive data, says Vito Sardanopoli, who served on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 30, 2023

The 2003 Cyberattack Has Been Linked to a State-Sponsored Cyberespionage Campaign The United Kingdom's national cybersecurity agency on Friday marked the 20th anniversary of its response to the first-ever cyberattack against the government by disclosing how government agencies responded.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 13, 2021

Order Emphasizes Partnerships, IT Modernization and Supply Chain Security President Joe Biden signed an extensive executive order Wednesday, detailing the government's plan to increase cybersecurity protection across the public and private sectors, as well as securing the nation's infrastructure against the type of attack that targeted SolarWinds and (..)

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning about a recent spike in Emotet botnet attacks - designed to spread other malware - that are targeting state and local government agencies. Botnet Called 'One of the Most Prevalent Ongoing Threats' The U.S.

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MARCH 28, 2024

government cybersecurity officials have thoughts.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

agencies to address hard problems like quickly writing secure code but comes with risks around nation-states generating attacks more efficiently. The cybersecurity element is a great example of the bright and the dark side of AI technology," said White House Director Arati Prabhakar.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 6, 2024

Trading Bloc Reaches Political Agreement on the Cyber Solidarity Act The European Parliament and the council of direct European national governments reached a political agreement Tuesday on a proposal that seeks to improve trading bloc cybersecurity.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Stormshield Is a Major Supplier of Security Products to the French Government French security vendor Stormshield has launched an investigation after an internal review found that hackers accessed the source code of the company's network security product.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Pentagon and DOE Pitch Security Frameworks - But Should They Defer to NIST? The Pentagon and the Department of Energy are pitching new or revised cybersecurity capability maturity models to help their sectors prioritize cybersecurity investments and refine processes and controls.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 5, 2023

Also: AI and SBOMs; CISA's Push for Secure Software Development In the latest weekly update, Venable's Grant Schneider joins ISMG editors to discuss takeaways from the RSA Conference 2023, the state of software supply chain security post-SolarWinds, safeguards to prevent unintended adverse impacts of AI, and whether AI could be used to write and digest (..)

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Here’s the final installment of leading technologists sharing their observations about cybersecurity developments in the year that’s coming to a close — and the year to come. Consumers will begin to see their favorite applications touting “quantum-secure encryption.” Executive Order 14028 , across the globe.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Advisory Urges Multifactor Authentication, Network Segmentation, Patching and More The pace of Conti ransomware attacks has been increasing, with more than 400 organizations globally having fallen victim, warns a joint cybersecurity advisory from the U.S.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

On 15 December 2023, the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore ( CSA ) released the draft Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill ( Draft Bill ), which seeks to amend the Cyber Security Act 2018 ( CS Act ), for public consultation. However, responsibility for the cybersecurity of the essential service will remain with its providers.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Recently, several developments have been proposed or announced to help identify and mitigate cyber risk for United States critical infrastructure operators and software in an effort to further bolster the cybersecurity posture of the federal government.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 29, 2021

GAO Offers Recommendations to Improve Space Agency's Cyber Protections A government watchdog is urging NASA to make multiple improvements to its cybersecurity and risk management policies to counter threats to the space agency's network, infrastructure and data.

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Complexity impedes the universal and consistent application of security policy, which is an obstacle to adequately securing government environments.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2022

It’s no secret that cybersecurity roles are in high demand. Today there are more than 500,000 open cybersecurity roles in the U.S., These individuals have many transferable skills that would make cybersecurity a prosperous civilian career. This experience can also be helpful when training cybersecurity talent.

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WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 15, 2024

Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years. Experts say the US government’s reliance on its systems means the company continues to get a free pass.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 10, 2019

Law Focuses More on Fighting Anti-Government Speech On Wednesday, just days after a new "cybersecurity" law took effect, Vietnam alleged that Facebook has violated the law by allowing users to post anti-government comments on the platform. The so-called cybersecurity law actually speaks little about IT security measures.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If you’re a small business looking for the secret sauce to cybersecurity, the secret is out: start with a cybersecurity policy and make the commitment to security a business-wide priority. The average cost of a cybersecurity breach was $4.45 The average cost of a cybersecurity breach was $4.45

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Agencies Offer Advice on Minimizing Attack Surface In a bid to address security risks associated with the use of virtual private network solutions, the National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Tuesday offered government leaders guidance on selecting remote access VPNs and strengthening their security.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

federal watchdog said government agencies could better synchronize efforts to improve water and wastewater sector cybersecurity efforts and faulted the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for not coordinating well with the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 10, 2021

More Layers of Security Anticipated for Government Websites The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will take over the day-to-day management of the official.gov top-level domain in April, adding a greater emphasis on security for the domains used for government websites.

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IG Guru

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Most companies ignore the importance of information governance in ensuring good cybersecurity. Advancing technology, such as cloud computing, increasing compliance mandates, and increasing amounts of data to be secured have made it essential to improve your cybersecurity strategies.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 20, 2021

Vulnerabilities Exploited Include a Zero-Day in Ivanti's Pulse Connect Secure The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Ivanti and FireEye report that U.S.

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Data Matters

MAY 4, 2022

. – Sidley announced today that David Lashway and John Woods have joined as partners in the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity practice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Lashway and Mr. Woods join Sidley from Baker McKenzie where they started and led the global cybersecurity practice group for over 10 years. political parties.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 29, 2023

Nikita Kislitsin , formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old hacking charges from the U.S. Nikita Kislitsin, at a security conference in Russia. Department of Justice. “The company is monitoring developments.”

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IT Governance

JUNE 29, 2023

This week, we discuss 100,000 compromised ChatGPT credentials, a data breach affecting the LetMeSpy stalkerware app, and a potential security vulnerability in Microsoft Teams that could be exploited to spread malware. Plus, Alan Calder discusses the current cybersecurity and regulatory landscape, and how they affect organisations.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Another example of a large and influential state doing things the federal government won’t: Boards of directors, or other senior committees, are charged with overseeing cybersecurity risk management, and must retain an appropriate level of expertise to understand cyber issues, the rules say.

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