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Ransomware: Who’s likely to pay?
February 10, 2022 | News, CybersecurityWhen it comes to paying off attackers, local governments fall just behind the energy industry in their willingness to pay ransoms.
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FBI: Ransomware attackers have code to halt critical infrastructure
| News, CybersecurityMonitoring remote access technology will be especially important for limiting the reach of malicious actors, allied cybersecurity agencies said in a report on trends they’ve observed over the last year in a booming ransomware industry.
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IRS backs away from facial recognition technology
February 08, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThe move comes after a letter from Senate Finance Committee chair Sen. Ron Wyden urged the tax agency to end a controversial contract with ID.me that requires taxpayers to submit biometric data to file tax returns online.
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Procurement: The ‘tip of the spear’ for cybersecurity
February 07, 2022 | News, CybersecurityState and local procurement staff must diversify their supply chains, mitigate third-party risks and create transparency in their systems by identifying and prioritizing the protection of their most important assets, experts say.
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NIST suggests agencies accept the word of software producers per executive order
| News, CybersecurityThe standards agency said an attestation from vendors themselves would be sufficient when screening for cybersecurity, unless an agency's risk calculus suggests otherwise.
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As IRS grapples with ID.me, what’s next for Login.gov?
| News, CybersecurityThe tax agency is in the hot seat with Congress and privacy advocates because it's asking citizens for a selfie to verify their identity with a private-sector service to file taxes online, but why won't the IRS use the government's… Read More »
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Free cybersecurity tools for state, local governments
January 31, 2022 | News, CybersecurityFree cybersecurity tools are available state, local, tribal and territorial government members of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center and the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center – they just need to know to ask for them, experts… Read More »
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Getting facial recognition right
| News, CybersecurityTo realize the benefits of facial recognition while maintaining ethical integrity, agencies must ensure systems' accuracy, security and resistance to bias.
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EPA leading White House effort to secure the water sector against cyberattacks
January 28, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThis is the third in a series of 100-day sprints to shore up industrial control systems used in critical infrastructure.
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Treasury considering state and local grants to implement digital ID systems
January 27, 2022 | News, CybersecurityThe effort to stimulate widespread use of digital identification is aligned with a White House order on cybersecurity and could help defend against ransomware attacks, officials said.