The South Carolina-based company must delete unnecessary data and increase security measures. The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Blackbaud, Inc., over charges that inadequate security…
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DIA Assesses Cyber Security for Network Modernization
The agency is working to fortify the global intelligence network with upgrades. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is modernizing the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS), a top-secret…
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Cybersecurity Rule Proposed for Cloud Services
The Commerce Department regulation would require resellers in foreign countries to verify the identity of foreign users. The Department of Commerce proposed a new rule that seeks to…
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ICE Says Agency No Longer Uses Commercial Cell Phone Data
The practice did not comply with DHS policy. A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed this week that the agency has stopped using private phone data…
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DHS Secretary Speaks at 92nd Conference of Mayors
He promoted collaboration on security with hundreds of local leaders. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas spoke at the 92nd Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors…
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More Federal Agencies Block ChatGPT on Their Systems
The Departments of Energy and Veterans Affairs have joined those temporarily banning the AI tool. The chief information officer of the Department of Energy (DOE) has temporarily blocked…
Read MoreSITE Summit 3.0 Unites Global Zero Trust Experts
Zero Trust network security is simultaneously under development in U.S. agencies. Defense Joint Staff J-6 recently hosted the third Security Interoperability in the Tactical Environment (SITE) Summit in…
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FDA to Update CISA Protocols on Medical Devices
GAO reports the agency’s cyber security agreement is five years old. The Government Accountability Office has reported that the Food and Drug Administration needs to work with the…
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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…
Read MoreDOJ 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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