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…
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SITE 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…
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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 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in August of this year, approved the retirement of outdated copper telephone service lines by…
Read MoreHHS 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…
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Senators Seek to Strengthen AI Federal Guidance
New bipartisan legislation would codify safety standards for federal agencies. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia and Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas introduced a bill this week that would…
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Actors Testify on Examples of AI Before House Panel
Marvel movie actor Clark Gregg submitted pornography that used his likeness. Screen Actors Guild member Clark Gregg recently testified before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, sharing how…
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