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Ransomware can interfere with elections and fuel disinformation – basic cybersecurity precautions are key to minimizing the damage
October 30, 2020 | NewsAs with most cybersecurity problems, the ransomware threat can be minimized by implementing common-sense best practices – many of which have been recommended for decades but often are not followed.
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DARPA scouting for ‘revolutionary’ ideas
| NewsThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for unconventional approaches that challenge conventional wisdom and have the potential to radically change established practices.
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Cybersecurity threats to the 2020 presidential election
| NewsThreat actors are looking for ways to disrupt the election with tactics such as stealing sensitive information, modifying votes after they have been cast to sway the outcome and spreading misinformation.
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Can AI and connected tech foster better disaster decision-making?
| NewsResearchers at the University of Central Florida are studying how artificial intelligence and smart technologies can advance collective decision-making to reduce community vulnerability and enhance resilience.
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DOD: digital contact tracing key to force readiness
| NewsThe Defense Health Agency envisions personnel wearing an unobtrusive device that supports proximity logging and recording in all military environments, including those disconnected from wide-area networks, to guard against coronavirus spread.
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DOD lays foundation for permanent, secure telework
October 29, 2020 | NewsThe Defense Department’s Commercial Virtual Remote environment will need to go to a cloud security Impact Level 5 to support higher sensitivity, controlled unclassified information and mission critical information.
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Firefighting robot joins LA force
| NewsThe Los Angeles City Fire Department’s new robotic firefighter, the Thermite RS3, was on the job just a day after it arrived.
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How tech supports police accountability
| NewsTo comply with a 2017 consent decree, the Baltimore Police Department has invested in digital platforms to improve training, records management and officer analytics.
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Is Big Tech a big election security risk?
| NewsAdvocacy groups are questioning whether companies that provide cloud services are doing enough to safeguard voter data and prevent interference in the 2020 election.
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Americans living and serving overseas could tilt the 2020 election – if only they voted
| NewsThe three million Americans living abroad could decide a presidential or congressional race with narrow margins.