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How AI is shaping the cybersecurity arms race
February 23, 2022 | News, CybersecurityAI is emerging as a much-needed tool in the cybersecurity toolkit, but it is not clear whether and how the well-documented problems of bias, fairness, transparency and ethics will emerge in AI-based cybersecurity systems.
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CISA posts catalog of free cyber services
February 18, 2022 | News, CybersecurityA new webpage features links to basic and advanced services for reducing the likelihood of a damaging cyber incident, detecting malicious activity, responding to confirmed incidents and maximizing resilience.
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How secure are agency mobile devices?
February 16, 2022 | News, CybersecurityAutomated, secure mobile device management and threat detection can help agencies thwart attacks targeting employees' mobile phones.
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Think twice before scanning that QR code
| News, CybersecurityAfter cities in Texas noticed fake QR stickers on parking meters that divert payments to scammers, other cities began issuing "quishing" alerts.
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Agencies shouldn’t use facial recognition for ID verification, groups say
| News, CybersecurityMore than 45 organizations signed onto a letter asking government agencies to stop their use of ID.me or any facial recognition for identity verification, and Senate Democrats are also still asking questions.
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Cyber primer for local leaders
February 14, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThe Center for Technology in Government has created a basic, no-nonsense primer to help local leaders identify, respond to and recover from security breaches.
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Stop swiveling: Modernize security and info sharing with multilevel security
| News, CybersecurityAn MLS system, platform or environment allows information at different classifications to be stored and accessed within a single security domain, while dynamically enforcing different access policies and compartments.
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CISA’s public-private cyber defense group helped speed Log4j mitigation, experts say
| News, CybersecurityA panel of cybersecurity pros testified that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's collaborative operational body helped speed up response times and provide critical real-time insights on the Log4J software vulnerabilities to a vast range of companies and federal agencies.
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Ransomware routed by fast-acting, info-sharing Texans
February 11, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThanks to federal, state and local government coordination, security teams were able to get 23 Texas municipalities hit with ransomware in 2019 back in business in eight days.
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Selfies now optional for ID.me verification
February 10, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThe company's government customers can now verify users without using automated facial recognition technology.