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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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Academic Study Finds Security Flaws in Online Voting Tool

Data Breach Today

The platform is currently in use in three states for military personnel and disabled residents.

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Russian and Belarusian men charged with spying for Russian GRU

Security Affairs

Polish authorities charged Russian and Belarusian individuals with spying for the Russian military intelligence service (GRU). Polish authorities charged Russian and Belarusian individuals, who were arrested in April, with spying for the Russian military intelligence service (GRU) from 2017 to April 2022.

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Security Pros Agree Military Should Conduct Offensive Hacking

Dark Reading

But it can't operate in a bubble, a new Washington Post study indicates.

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News Alert: Devo, Cybermindz partner to improve mental health of cybersecurity pros in the U.S.

The Last Watchdog

A recent study found that 55% of SOC analysts have considered leaving their jobs due to stress. Cybermindz implements the evidence-based iRest protocol , which has found success within the US Military for almost 20 years and is used to treat conditions like anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress.

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Pakistan-linked Transparent Tribe APT expands its arsenal

Security Affairs

The Operation Transparent Tribe (Operation C-Major, APT36, and Mythic Leopard) was first spotted by Proofpoint Researchers in Feb 2016, in a series of cyber espionage operations against Indian diplomats and military personnel in some embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. ” read the analysis published Cisco Talos.

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Attacking Soldiers on Social Media

Schneier on Security

A research group at NATO's Strategic Communications Center of Excellence catfished soldiers involved in an European military exercise -- we don't know what country they were from -- to demonstrate the power of the attack technique. Go back and read this scenario from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.