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A coming White House Executive Order seeks to protect personal information by preventing the mass transfer of Americans' sensitive data to countries of concern.
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Data Breaches
Israel-linked Predatory Sparrow hackers torched more than $90 million at Iran’s largest cryptobank as Israel-Iran cyberwar escalates.
Data Protection
After decades of failed attempts to access encrypted communications, governments are shifting from persuasion to coercion—security experts say the risks are too high.
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI has been awarded a $200 million contract for AI capabilities to help the Defense Department address national security challenges.
Cloud Security
According to reports, the US Department of Justice will assess whether the deal would harm competition in the cybersecurity market.
Government
The US has restricted trade with Canadian company Sandvine for aiding the Egyptian government’s web monitoring operations.
Government
White House calls for the “timely, complete, and consistent” publication of CVE and CWE data to help solve the security metrics problem.
Cybersecurity Funding
The US government makes a $45 million investment in 16 projects to improve cybersecurity across the energy sector.
Government
NIST releases Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, the first major update since the creation of the CSF a decade ago.
Government
CISA, FBI and EPA release guidance on how Water and Wastewater Systems Sector entities can secure their environments.
Government
A new Biden executive order to boost the cybersecurity of US ports highlights the risks associated with the use of Chinese cranes.
Government
NSA says Rob Joyce is retiring as cybersecurity director and will be replaced by David Luber, the current deputy director of cybersecurity.
Government
A threat actor employed the administrative credentials of a former employee to hack a US government organization.
Artificial Intelligence
A congressional investigation finds that US venture capital firms invested billions in Chinese technology companies in semiconductor, AI and cybersecurity, sectors that are a...
Government
CISA launched a program aimed at boosting election security, shoring up support for local offices and hoping to provide reassurance to voters that elections...
Artificial Intelligence
The Biden administration named Elizabeth Kelly as the director of the newly established safety institute for artificial intelligence.
Government
More than 60 of the Adobe, Google, Android, Microsoft, Mozilla and Apple zero-days that have come to light since 2016 attributed to spyware vendors.
Cyberwarfare
General Timothy D. Haugh assumed command of NSA and USCYBERCOM on February 2, 2024, taking over the role from General Paul M. Nakasone.
Government
President Biden would veto Republican lawmakers’ attempt to overturn the SEC’s recent cyber incident disclosure rules.
Government
Former CIA software engineer sentenced to 40 years in prison for biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child...
Cybercrime
US Treasury Department announces sanctions against two Egyptian nationals accused of running an ISIS cyber platform.
Government
New bipartisan, bicameral legislation aims to improve cybersecurity protections within the food and agriculture sector.
Government
US government reportedly disabled parts of a botnet-powered cyber campaign conducted by the Chinese threat actor Volt Typhoon.
Cybercrime
US, UK and Australia announce sanctions against Alexander Ermakov for his role in the 2022 ransomware attack on healthcare insurer Medibank.
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