The joint statement alleges Iran is behind the hack of former President Trump’s campaign website. This week, U.S. intelligence agencies accused Iran of organizing cyber operations to influence…
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National Public Data Confirms Massive Data Breach
Hackers steal personal data of nearly 3 billion people, including U.S. Social Security numbers. The background check company National Public Data (NPD) is the focus of a class…
Read MoreInspector General Advises GSA to Strengthen RPA Program Security
The agency claims that robotic automation is unable to delete or overwrite large amounts of data without being noticed. The Inspector General of the General Services Administration (GSA)…
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FBI Reports Harris Campaign Targeted by Foreign Influence Operation
Systems not yet breached, but awareness heightened after hack of former President Trump’s campaign. An official representing Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign said this week that they…
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Energy Department Awards Grants to Small Businesses for Energy Solutions
The funding is intended to support public transit chargers, biomass conversion methods for aviation fuel, and cyber threat detection technology. The Department of Energy announced the recipients of…
Read MorePresident Briefed on Widespread IT Outage
The global tech crash involving a CrowdStrike update affects Microsoft Windows. President Joe Biden received a briefing Friday morning regarding the global information technology (IT) outage. After cybersecurity…
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Legislators Address Cybersecurity Shortages
The efforts include clearance streamlining, skills-based hiring, and enhanced recruitment from underrepresented populations. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working to simplify the process for determining clearance…
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Transportation Department Awards $7.2M to Enhance GPS Resilience and Security
Nine vendors were selected for real-world testing of complementary PNT technologies to strengthen critical infrastructure and counter GPS disruptions. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently awarded contracts…
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DHS Secretary Outlines Critical Infrastructure Protection Strategies
Guidance specifies priority areas for federal, state, and local security efforts. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has published priority areas to guide the cybersecurity efforts of critical…
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NTSB Begins Ship Component Inspection for Baltimore Bridge Collision
Electrical components will be examined at an agency laboratory. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced this week that it has begun inspecting the electrical parts of the…
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