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US Government to Study Cyber Insurance Backstop

Data Breach Today

Cyber Insurers Limit Financial Exposure While Risk Grows The Department of Treasury and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency are soliciting comments on whether risks to critical infrastructure from a catastrophic cyber attack - and the concurrent potential for ruinous financial exposure by insurers - should lead to a new federal approach.

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Phishing for Feds: Credential-Harvesting Attacks Found in New Study

KnowBe4

A study by researchers at Lookout has found that credential-harvesting phishing attacks against US government employees rose by 30% last year. The researchers also found that nearly 50% of US government employees are running older, unpatched versions of iOS and Android operating systems.

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Study finds growing government use of sensitive data to ‘nudge’ behaviour

The Guardian Data Protection

Exclusive: national and local governments using targeted ads on search engines and social media A new form of “influence government”, which uses sensitive personal data to craft campaigns aimed at altering behaviour has been “supercharged” by the rise of big tech firms, researchers have warned.

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A look into IBM’s AI ethics governance framework

IBM Big Data Hub

Yet while 79% of executives say AI ethics is important to their enterprise-wide AI approach , less than 25% have operationalized ethics governance principles. Looking forward Using the framework described above, IBM advances ethical AI governance through its product offerings. and/or its affiliates in the U.S.

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Report Suggests CISA Should Dominate Federal Cybersecurity

Data Breach Today

Federal Civilian Agencies 'Are Likely to Resist This Dramatic Change,' Report Says A study of federal government cybersecurity suggests the Department of Homeland Security could play a more prominent role in securing civilian networks, in a report that touts a "more centralized defensive strategy."

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California Executive Order Hopes to Ensure 'Trustworthy AI'

Data Breach Today

Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed an executive order to study the development, use and risks of artificial intelligence, and develop a process to deploy "trustworthy AI" in the state government. Governor Sets 2-Year Deadline for Policies on AI Use, Risks at Public Agencies California Gov.

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IG World to Conduct Global InfoGov Study, Release Results at InfoGovWorld Expo 2021

IG Guru

News Release April 6, 2021Contact: Robert Smallwoodrobert@infogovworld.com IG World to Conduct Global InfoGov Study, Release Results at InfoGovWorld Expo 2021 San Diego, CA, April 6, 2021 – Information Governance World magazine announced today that it will conduct a global study on Information Governance (IG).