Tag: government
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US bans sale of Kaspersky products due to risks to national security
The US government announced the ban on selling Kaspersky software due to security risks from Russia and urged citizens to replace it. The Biden admini… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/164753/laws-and-regulations/us-bans-sale-of-kaspersky-products.html
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U.S. government sanctions Kaspersky executives
The U.S. government announced Friday sanctions against twelve executives and senior leaders of the Russia-based cybersecurity giant Kaspersky. In a pr… First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/06/21/u-s-government-sanctions-kaspersky-executives/
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Biden Administration Bans Kaspersky Antivirus Software
New Updates for Customers Will Become Unavailable on September 29. The U.S. federal government is taking broad enforcement actions against the Russian… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/biden-administration-bans-kaspersky-antivirus-software-a-25585
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Pakistani Hacking Team ‘Celestial Force’ Spies on Indian Gov’t, Defense
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UK General Election: Tech Policy Expert Calls for Law Overhaul to Combat Deepfakes
Governments should police the content rather than the technology used to create it, Matthew Feeney from the Centre for Policy Studies argued in a new … First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-election-law-overhaul-combat/
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White House Report Dishes Deet On All 11 Major Government Breaches From 2023
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Microsoft Admits Security Failings Allowed China to Access US Government Emails
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-failings-china/
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US, Allies Publish Guidance on Securing Network Access
Government agencies in the US, New Zealand, and Canada have published new guidance on improving network security. The post nt agencies in the US, New … First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/us-allies-publish-network-access-security-guidance/
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Russian State Hackers Target French Government for Espionage
Midnight Blizzard Compromised Government Staff Emails for the Attack, French ANSSI Said. A Russian foreign intelligence hacking group attempted to tar… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russian-state-hackers-target-french-government-for-espionage-a-25566
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IMF Touts Fiscal Policy Change, Taxes to Soften AI Impact
Agency Suggests Taxing AI-Related Carbon Emissions, Excess Profits. The International Monetary Fund suggested that governments consider a fiscal appro… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/imf-touts-fiscal-policy-change-taxes-to-soften-ai-impact-a-25554
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CISA Conducts First-Ever Tabletop Exercise Focused on AI Cyber Incident Response
On June 13, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) made history by conducting the federal government’s inaugural tabletop e… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/cisa-conducts-first-ever-tabletop/
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Tech Leaders to Gather for AI Risk Summit at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay June 25-26, 2024
SecurityWeek’s AI Risk Summit + CISO Forum bring together business and government stakeholders to provide meaningful guidance on risk management and c… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/tech-leaders-to-gather-for-ai-risk-summit-at-the-ritz-carlton-half-moon-bay-june-25-26-2024/
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Pakistani Threat Actors Caught Targeting Indian Gov Entities
Security researchers at Cisco Talos and Volexity flag two Pakistani espionage campaigns targeting Indian government entities. The post researchers at … First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/pakistani-threat-actors-caught-targeting-indian-gov-entities/
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Process to Verify Software Was Built Securely Begins Today
The US government launched a self-attestation form asking software developers to affirm their software was developed securely. Compliance starts today… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/process-software-self-attestation-begins-today
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The CEO Is Next
If CEOs want to avoid being the target of government enforcement actions, they need to take a personal interest in ensuring that their corporation inv… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/the-ceo-is-next
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Microsoft Accepts Responsibility for U.S. Government Security Breaches
Microsoft president says the company accepts full responsibility for every cybersecurity issue raised in a recent Cyber Safety Review Board report cre… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/06/microsoft-accepts-responsibility-for-u-s-government-security-breaches/
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Governments, Businesses Tighten Cybersecurity Around Hajj Season
While cyberattacks drop slightly during the week of the Islamic pilgrimage, organizations in Saudi Arabia and other countries with large Muslim popula… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/governments-businesses-tighten-cybersecurity-around-hajj-season
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US officials optimistic on AI but warn of risks, abuse
Federal government leaders at RSA Conference 2024 touted the benefits of AI pilot programs but also outlined how a variety of threat actors are curren… First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366584072/US-officials-optimistic-on-AI-but-warn-of-risks-abuse
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Ransomware attacks disrupt Michigan, New York city governments
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Cyberattacks against federal government on the rise
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Chinese State-Backed Cyber Espionage Targets Southeast Asian Government
An unnamed high-profile government organization in Southeast Asia emerged as the target of a complex, long-running Chinese state-sponsored cyber espio… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/06/chinese-state-backed-cyber-espionage.html
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Chinese Threats Aim for Government Sector
The rise in U.S.-politics-themed scams indicates that adversarial nation states understand the significance of election years. The post in U.S.-politi… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/06/chinese-threats-aim-for-government-sector/
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Cryptohack Roundup: Norway Freezes Hacked Ronin Funds
Also: Personal Data Theft From OKX; Terraform-SEC Settlement Terms. This week, the Norwegian government froze funds from the Ronin hack, a hacker stol… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cryptohack-roundup-norway-freezes-hacked-ronin-funds-a-25518
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Russian Power Companies, IT Firms, and Govt Agencies Hit by Decoy Dog Trojan
Russian organizations are at the receiving end of cyber attacks that have been found to deliver a Windows version of a malware called Decoy Dog.Cybers… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/06/russian-power-companies-it-firms-and.html
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China Using Hacking Competitions to Develop Domestic Talent
Government Nurtures Homegrown Talent and Hack-for-Hire Ecosystem, Research Finds. China boasts many of the world’s most talented zero-day vulnerabilit… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/china-using-hacking-competitions-to-develop-domestic-talent-a-25512
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Everfox to Acquire British Hardware Security Vendor Garrison
High-Assurance Security Tech Boosts Everfox’s Government and Infrastructure Tools. Everfox’s purchase of Garrison Technology is set to fortify its cyb… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/everfox-to-acquire-british-hardware-security-vendor-garrison-a-25502
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Talos joins CISA to counter cyber threats against non-profits, activists and other at-risk communities
Commercial spyware tools can threaten democratic values by enabling governments to conduct covert surveillance on citizens, undermining privacy rights… First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/talos-cisa-jcdc-collaboration/
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Chinese Threat Clusters Triple-Team High-Profile Asia Government Org
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Webex Bugs Patched Post Exposure Of German Govt Meetings
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SPECTR Malware Attacking Defense Forces of Ukraine With a batch script
The government computer emergency response team of Ukraine, CERT-UA, in direct cooperation with the Cyber Security Center of the Armed Forces of Ukrai… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/spectr-malware-attacking/