The energy secretary says the funding is to ensure the nation’s “energy infrastructure can withstand emerging threats.“ The U.S. Department of Energy’s Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response…
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CISA Raises Concerns about Water Infrastructure Hacks
In recent months, a number of water facilities experienced computer breaches. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) briefed congressional staffers on the breach of the computers of…
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DOJ Seizes Ransomware Websites
The department’s decryption tool dismantles a digital hostage program. The Department of Justice announced that they have disrupted multiple extortion websites used by the Blackcat hackers, a digital…
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Federal Agencies Face the End of Traditional Telephone Lines
FCC okays exchange carriers shutting down aging infrastructure. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in August of this year, approved the retirement of outdated copper telephone service lines by…
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HHS Reaches First Cybersecurity Settlement
Medical group agrees to pay a $480,000 fine for sub-par security. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reached its first cybersecurity settlement this month, fining Lafourche…
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USPS Utilizes AI to Improve Shipping
Technology is being trained to provide better predictions of the status of packages in the mail. U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Chief Information Officer Pritha Mehra expressed confidence in…
Read MoreDHS to Begin Next Review of Cloud Computing Cybersecurity
Officials will focus on strengthening the user authentication process. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced that the Cyber Safety Review Board will begin its third review of…
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Education Department to Improve School Cybersecurity
A council was established and digital infrastructure was organized. The Department of Education announced two steps to increase cybersecurity within K-12 school facilities. First, they established a Government…
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DOD Plans for Cyber Workforce Strategy Implementation
Department establishes directives for 225,000 skilled cyber defense workers. The Department of Defense recently released its Cyber Workforce Strategy Implementation Plan, which outlines how the department intends to…
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U.S. and UK to Establish Data Bridge
The cyber security technology will allow secure network transmissions. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Chloe Smith, the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, recently released…
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