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CISA director: Big tech shouldn’t charge extra for event logging
November 02, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThe agency has promised to measure the success of efforts to steer major software providers toward the inclusion of logging and other basic security features in their products “by default,” but has said little about how it actually intends to… Read More »
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TikTok should be banned in the U.S., FCC commissioner says
| News, CybersecurityThe commissioner’s comments are the latest in a long line of concerns about the social media platform’s Chinese ties.
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CISA director ‘very concerned’ about election influence from foreign adversaries
| 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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Why you need phishing-resistant MFA
October 31, 2022 | News, CybersecurityMultifactor authentication can be vulnerable to phishing attacks, fake push alerts, communications protocols weaknesses or SIM swap attacks, according to CISA.
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State, universities team up for local gov cyber assessments
| News, CybersecurityThe Indiana Office of Technology joined with Indiana University and Purdue University on a four-year effort to help ensure local governments have adequate defenses.
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Enough with the weak passwords, already
| News, CybersecurityThe most common passwords on the dark web are those users have been repeatedly warned away from. Can training help?
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The unique challenges of authenticating poll workers
October 28, 2022 | News, CybersecurityIdentity and access management solutions that work for all poll workers ensure that the right people have the right access to the systems they need to run elections.
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A scientist’s quest for an accessible, unhackable voting machine
| News, CybersecurityAfter 19 years of work, Juan Gilbert says he has invented the most secure voting machine. Will anyone prove him wrong?
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State and local agencies buying banned Chinese equipment, report finds
October 27, 2022 | News, CybersecurityChinese-made smartphones, surveillance cameras, temperature scanners, handheld radios and networking equipment have been deployed in government offices, transit systems, schools, hospitals and prisons.
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States face more nuanced cloud security challenges
October 24, 2022 | News, CybersecurityWhile the federal government can mandate overall cloud security requirements, each state, local and education agency has its own authority, StateRAMP’s Leah McGrath explains.