Anticipated for months, the Biden administration unveiled a sweeping set of sanctions and other actions against the Russian government, as well as private individuals and a number of Russian tech and defense companies. While applauded in cyber circles, some remain skeptical that the efforts will deter Moscow’s cyberespionage efforts.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and FBI issued a joint advisory Friday that advanced persistant threat groups are scanning for vulnerable Fortinet products. “It is likely that the APT actors are scanning for these vulnerabilities to gain access to multiple government, commercial, and technology services networks,” reads the advisory. The APTs, which CISA…
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday issued a supplemental direction to Emergency Directive (ED) 21-02, which lays out hardening, forensic triage and reporting requirements designed to mitigate vulnerabilities found in the wake of the massive Microsoft Exchange vulnerability hacks that have affected tens of thousands of organizations. The update directs federal departments…
The National Governors Association announced five U.S. states have been selected for its 2021 Policy Academy to Advance Whole-of-State Cybersecurity.
Plans to upgrade the electric grid, revitalize manufacturing and secure U.S. supply chains will have a palpable impact on cybersecurity.
A California state agency was victimized by a phishing incident last week in which an employee clicked on a link that provided access to the employee’s account for some 24 hours.
The concept of security ratings, noted by Biden officials, is one that the cybersecurity community has batted around for some time: place a label on the box that says a product is or is not secure, and let consumers create a market around security. But experts say the simplicity of that concept is both its strength and its weakness.
Omer Tene, vice president and chief knowledge officer at the International Association of Privacy Professionals, sheds some light on the state of play for privacy legislation under the Biden administration.
Continuing a discussion kicked off earlier this week in the Senate, House lawmakers confirmed that legislation is in the works, pushing for answers on the balance between liability protection and the duty to protect consumers.
South Carolina becomes the latest region to invest in cybersecurity capacity as foundational to grow the economy, coordinating opportunities from across state government, multiple state universities, local industry, and critical infrastructure.
