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Security “sampling” puts US federal agencies at risk
Titania launched an independent research report that uncovers the impact of exploitable misconfigurations on the security of networks in the US federal government. The study, …
Privacy, compliance challenges businesses face after Roe v. Wade repeal
In this Help Net Security video, Rebecca Herold, IEEE member and CEO of Privacy & Security Brainiacs, discusses data, privacy, surveillance, and compliance challenges …
Group indicted for breaching CPA, tax preparation firms via stolen credentials
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the partial unsealing of an indictment charging eight individuals with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) …
Consumers want more transparency on how companies manage their data
Cisco published its 2022 Consumer Privacy Survey, an annual global review of consumers’ perceptions and behaviors on data privacy, highlighting the critical need for further …
How government organizations can stay steps ahead of attackers
Attacks against governments are nothing new. They have been an interesting target since they have existed, for the mere reason that not everyone agrees on how things are run. …
What $1B in cybersecurity funding can mean for US state, local governments
How do you best spend a cybersecurity budget you have long been hoping you’d get? That’s the question state, local, and territorial (SLT) governments are starting to ask …
Fine-tuning Germany’s cybersecurity strategy
Recently, Eileen Walther, Northwave’s Country Manager for Germany and specialized in information security, was elected the new Vice President of the Cyber Security Council …
CISA orders federal agencies to regularly perform IT asset discovery, vulnerability enumeration
A new directive issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is ordering US federal civilian agencies to perform regular asset discovery and …
US to award $1B to state, local, and territorial governments to improve cyber resilience
The US government will award $1 billion in grants to help state, local, and territorial (SLT) governments address cybersecurity risks, strengthen the cybersecurity of their …
Is $15.6 billion enough to protect critical infrastructure?
Several bills totaling $15.6 billion are making their way through the House for the 2023 fiscal year. While $11.2 billion will go to the Department of Defense, $2.9 billion …
US government software suppliers must attest their solutions are secure
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued a memo requiring US federal government agencies to use software that has been built according to secure software …
How government CISOs tackle digital transformation initiatives
In this interview for Help Net Security, Dan Tucker, Senior VP at Booz Allen, and leader of the firm’s cloud and data engineering solutions for citizen services, talks about …
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