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Report: Phishing attacks on government up 110%
April 20, 2022 | News, CybersecurityRising phishing activity is directly linked to phishing- as-a-service options, according to a new report by Zscaler.
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Mobile driver’s licenses, digital credentials advance identity proofing, trade groups say
April 19, 2022 | News, CybersecurityStandards for mobile driver's licenses top the wish list of groups looking to steer the direction of the administration’s action on combating ID theft and fraud through digital identities.
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Microsoft raises bug bounties by up to 30%
April 18, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThe scenario-based bounties focus on vulnerabilities that have the highest potential impact on customer privacy and security.
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Texas boosts local cyber response with regional security operations center
| News, CybersecurityTexas Department of Information Resources and Angelo State University will deliver “boots on the ground” cyber support for local governments.
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CISA details cyber incident reporting for infrastructure operators
| News, CybersecurityCISA wants critical infrastructure partners to report information on repeated attempts to gain unauthorized access to systems, malicious code and ransomware.
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Hackers build tool to penetrate industrial control systems, feds warn
April 14, 2022 | News, CybersecurityEnabling full system access to operational technologies, the tool is intuitive enough for less sophisticated threat actors to target power plants and water treatment facilities.
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New cybersecurity bill authorizes DHS to ramp up incident response efforts nationwide
April 13, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThe National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act gives the Department of Homeland Security a range of opportunities to bolster cybersecurity preparedness at the state and local level, including and technical assistance services.
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Data from friends and strangers show where you are
April 12, 2022 | News, CybersecurityEven if individual users turned off data tracking and didn’t share their own information, their mobility patterns could still be predicted with surprising accuracy based on data collected from their acquaintances, researchers found.
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Malware fight unites local law enforcement, national guard in training exercise
April 11, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThe Cyber Strike exercise featured a live training environment where individuals from different organizations worked on a closed network to disable a malware application.
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North Dakota launches whole-of-government cyber response
| News, CybersecurityAgencies are planning a statewide response to a significant disruption to energy, internet-based communications or other critical infrastructure.