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Acting national cyber director offers new details on upcoming cyber workforce strategy
March 08, 2023 | News, CybersecurityThe forthcoming plan is meant to accompany an overarching cyber strategy released last week that industry groups and cybersecurity experts said would be challenging to implement given the nation’s cyber workforce woes.
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White House to officially ban TikTok from government devices within 30 days
March 01, 2023 | News, CybersecurityThe guidance follows legislation Congress passed late last year that officially required federal agencies to ban TikTok after dozens of states moved to restrict the app on government devices.
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CDC technology office plans roadmap for public health data interoperability
February 24, 2023 | News, Data & AnalyticsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance and Technology is aiming to expand public health data sharing and nationwide health equity over the next two years.
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Census Bureau data susceptible to ‘reconstruction attacks’ exposing individual data, report claims
February 22, 2023 | Cybersecurity, NewsA team of computer scientists demonstrated how cybercriminals can leverage commercial laptops to reverse engineer the Bureau’s statistics, leaving Americans exposed to risks like identity theft and discrimination.
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NIST researcher calls for further evaluation of the AI impact on humans
February 06, 2023 | News, Emerging TechAmid growing concerns that artificial intelligence systems could be misused by cybercriminals and for malicious purposes, a leading researcher said more study is needed to determine the societal impact.
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NIST on tap to improve cybersecurity of water systems
November 07, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThe National Institute of Standards and Technology hopes a new project will create a set of best practices to help the nation’s complex water and wastewater systems bolster their cybersecurity posture.
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CISA director ‘very concerned’ about election influence from foreign adversaries
November 02, 2022 | News, CybersecurityJen Easterly, director of the nation's cyber defense agency, said foreign adversaries could potentially weaponize disinformation and misinformation to incite violence and undermine the public's confidence in the upcoming elections.
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The U.S. is the top target of ransomware attacks, report says
September 27, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThe majority of ransomware attacks worldwide targeted industries that play a "critical role" in domestic and international supply chains, including IT, health care and the public sector, according to new research.
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Cyber criminals increasingly relying on ransomware-as-a-service, report says
September 14, 2022 | News, CybersecurityA new report reveals threat actors are using the same ransomware as in previous years – but relying on new malware-free intrusion methods and ransomware-as-a-service offerings to evade popular mitigation techniques.
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CISA teases strategy to protect critical infrastructure
September 08, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will soon release a sweeping plan to bolster cybersecurity protections for the nation's critical infrastructure industries.