ThreatLocker CEO and co-founder Danny Jenkins joined host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss cybersecurity. zero trust software, and issues brought up by the Log4j cyber attack.

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Col. Craig Frank, the CIO of the Space Systems Command, said to reduce cyber risks satellites and ground control systems are using zero trust capabilities.

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Eric Goldstein, the executive assistant director for cybersecurity for CISA, will leave his role after three plus years in June.

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Marina Tovar, counterintelligence and cyber team lead at the Counterterrorism Group, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss how cyberwarfare is being used in the war in Ukraine, and the rise in ransomware attacks around the world.

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KnowBe4 has announced the results of a survey conducted at Infosecurity Europe 2024 (4-6 June) among 201 cybersecurity professionals to better understand and gauge the sentiment around trending cybersecurity issues.

Explore strategies for digital transformation, patient-centered technology and strengthening cybersecurity in the health care sector.

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TSA's proposed cybersecurity regulation aims to ensure "higher-risk" pipelines and railways are defended from cyber attacks.

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"There is power in quantity, but how we talk about our return on the nation’s investment is an area I’m looking to try to work on," Michael Sulmeyer said.

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The Threat Intelligence and Incident Response Team at Context Information Security has identified a new threat group behind a series of incidents targeted at the aerospace and defence industries in the UK and Europe.

Alexandria Phounsavath, director of DHS S&T’s Data Analytics Technology Center, is exploring new approaches to solving some of the biggest challenges in data.

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Brian Mazanec, the deputy director of the Office of Preparedness in HHS’ ASPR, said they are implementing several initiatives under its year-old strategy.

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Change Healthcare is starting to notify hospitals, insurers and other customers that they may have had patient information exposed in a massive cyberattack. The company also said Thursday that it expects to begin notifying individuals or patients in late July. Change Healthcare is a subsidiary of health care giant UnitedHealth Group. It provides technology used to submit and process billions of insurance claims a year. Hackers gained access in February to its system and unleashed a ransomware attack that encrypted and froze large parts of it.

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Lt. Gen. Leah Lauderback hopes the Senate will confirm a three-star in spring to lead the newly established A6, and the A2 will "go back to the A2."

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Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, discusses ways to protect your home and business from cyberthieves.

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Newer technologies like automation and AI may offer new solutions to this age-old cybersecurity problem, but they can also be double-edged swords.

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Experts from the Navy Research Lab, NSA, Ciena and Verizon discuss the path to transition and how to avoid potential potholes along the way.

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The DoD must prioritize data recovery and backup strategies to counter escalating cyber threats and build cyber resilience.

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By implementing an infrastructure for observability, federal security teams can make better decisions about access and identity-based threats.

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Public trust hinges on the resilience of critical infrastructure and government agencies against cyber threats.

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Transition experts say cooperating with GSA is critical to ensure the Trump administration has the cybersecurity resources necessary to protect sensitive data.

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Nontraditional hiring, pay authorities were among the factors that let DoD significantly reduce its cyber workforce shortage over the past year.

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Thunderdome must clear an operational assessment and red team tests. DISA also faces the hurdles of scaling a new security tool and processes across enterprise DoD networks. We talk with DISA’s Drew Malloy about the challenges ahead.

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As civilian and defense agencies work through the nuances of incorporating zero trust strategies, the question becomes: How can this process be sped up? During this exclusive webinar, moderator Justin Doubleday will discuss tools and techniques accelerating the move to zero trust with agency and industry leaders.

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Cultural change may be one of the bigger challenges of shifting your cybersecurity model to a zero trust architecture. We share how IT and security leaders in both civilian and defense agencies are tackling that and more in our new ebook.

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Our new ebook includes key pointers and lessons learned shared by more than two dozen federal and industry cyber leaders during our Zero Trust Cyber Exchange. Download it now.

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It’s a case of “haves and have-nots.” Here’s an informal run down of agencies with special cyber pay authorities, including DoD, DHS, and the VA.

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Federal authorities say a North Korean military intelligence operative has been indicted in a conspiracy to hack into American medical centers, military bases and even NASA. The grand jury indictment announced Thursday in Kansas City accuses Rim Jong Hyok of ransomware attacks and other hacks on targets in the U.S., China, Taiwan and South Korea. It says he laundered ransom money and used it to fund more cyber attacks on defense, technology and government entities around the world. A $10 million reward is offered for information leading to him or any other foreign operative who attacks critical U.S. infrastructure.

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US recovers most of Colonial Pipeline Bitcoin ransom following cyberattack

Meat company JBS confirms it paid a $11 million ransom following its recent cyberattack

In this guest blog, Fortinet CMO details the company's efforts to help channel partners secure the operational technology environment as it becomes an increasingly crucial cybersecurity front.

Knowing the differences between threats can lead to more nuanced conversations about which security measures clients should invest in, writes Barracuda MSP's Chris Crellin.

In this guest post, ESET's Tony Anscombe suggests that despite their benefits, awareness campaigns alone are not enough to encourage widespread adoption of cybersecurity best practices.

As the saying goes, elections have consequences. The consequences are underscored in the recent U.S. Presidential election and the potential impact on the Internet, infrastructure and cybersecurity. In the context of the CircleID global community, it seems worth asking where things are headed? It does beg for an analysis of what is actually proposed in Presidential Transition Project 2025 related to things internet and cybersecurity.

Two Sudanese nationals have been indicted for allegedly leading Anonymous Sudan, a cybercriminal group responsible for over 35,000 Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks targeting critical infrastructure worldwide.

The Biden administration is poised to support a contentious United Nations cybercrime treaty, a move likely to spark debate over potential abuses, according to top officials.

This is a fantastic opportunity to educate your clients and prospects about cybersecurity, bringing your business to top-of-mind.

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In this video, I want to share with you some of the marketing automations we include in our Technibble Marketing Membership. If you haven’t seen some of our previous content, we’ve put together a marketing campaign for Octobers “Cybersecurity Month”. In that campaign, you can find content for ransomware, phishing, passwords and more. With marketing […]

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October is Cybersecurity Month, and this is a fantastic opportunity for Managed Service Providers.

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A new study explains the problem of cyberattacks in space and how to help anticipate novel and surprising scenarios.

דרוש /ה מורה עזר ל Cyber security "מבוא להגנת סייבר" לתיגבור וסיוע פרטני לסטודנט במכללת אונו.לתת 30 שעות תגבור במהלך הסמסטר והכנה למבחן סופי. לימוד ב אונלייןשכר 70-90 ש לשעה. דרישות:ידע רב בנושא Cyber security "מבוא להגנת סייבר"יכולת הוראה.רצוי ניסיון.זמינות מידית באונלייןניתן גם לפרילנסר /ית שמוציא /ה קבלה / חשבונית.

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'Blade Runner 2049' production company Alcon Entertainment sued Tesla, Elon Musk and Warner Bros. Discovery for copyright infringement. Here's why.

The Senate confirmed Harry Coker Jr. as the new national cyber director.

Check here often for the latest and greatest deals on microphones, interfaces, apps, accessories, and more to help you podcast!

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Updated at 9 p.m. ET Russia's military intelligence agency launched an attack days before Election Day on a U.S. company that provides election services and systems, including voter registration, according to a top-secret report posted Monday by The Intercept . The news site published a report, with redactions, by the National Security Agency that described the Russian spear-phishing scheme, one it described as perpetrated by the same intelligence agency — the GRU — that the Obama administration imposed sanctions on for the 2016 cyber mischief. According to the NSA report, Russian hackers sent emails to people who worked at a company that provides state and local election offices with voter registration systems, trying to trick them into giving up their user credentials. The Intercept reports, "At least one of the employee accounts was likely compromised, the agency concluded." The NSA report says that the Russians then used information from that account to launch a separate phishing

As retailers accelerate into the ‘golden quarter’ new YouGov research finds nearly half of consumers (48%) that buy Christmas gifts say they are not influenced by Black Friday, Cyber Monday or any other last-minute deals.

We would like to announce that we are back on track. And we kick off with a review of Kaspersky Internet Security.

Chelsea Krost explains how to get through cyber bullying.

Detective Chief Inspector Jason Smith and Acting Chief Inspector Mark Tomlinson of the Bermuda Police Service [BPS] are currently in Brazil where they are attending the 9th Americas Working Group meeting on Cybercrime. A police spokesperson said, “The officers addressed the gathering on measures and countermeasures implemented by the [BPS] to deal with cybercrime, which […]