White House rallies industry support for Internet of Things labeling effort

Executives from consumer electronic companies along with advocates and academics joined officials from the White House and FCC the meeting.

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White House cyber director defends ‘tough’ national cybersecurity strategy ahead of release

National Cyber Director Chris Inglis defended the need for a “tough” strategy that compels industry to enhance cybersecurity protocols.

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Dmitri Alperovitch on Taiwan, China and Putin’s probing cyberattacks

The former CrowdStrike executive and co-founder of Silverado Policy Accelerator says Americans need to understand Taiwan’s strategic value.

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White House to unveil ambitious cybersecurity labeling effort modeled after Energy Star

The Biden administration hopes the voluntary effort helps inform consumers and compels manufacturers to improve internet of things security.

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Chinese state-sponsored hackers have become more brazen, prompting an NSA advisory

Chinese hackers have become increasingly brazen and are investing more time to stealing intellectual property and breaking into sensitive networks, according to National Security Agency cyber chief Rob Joyce.

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Supreme Court poised to rewrite how social media confronts disinformation

If the Supreme Court backs state efforts to limit platforms from blocking content, online disinformation could surge.

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How one group of ‘fellas’ is winning the meme war in support of Ukraine

The NAFO movement has become an important component of the information war playing out online between Russia and Ukraine.

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Hackers maintained deep access inside military organization’s network, U.S. officials reveal

A U.S. government cybersecurity advisory includes details about the sophisticated attack on an unnamed defense industrial base organization.

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CISA directive orders federal civilian agencies to regularly report software vulnerabilities

CISA Director Jen Easterly said the directive will give the agency more insight into federal civilian agencies’ cybersecurity practices.

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Nord Stream pipeline disinformation fits pattern of Russian information warfare

Experts say the way Russia is using disinformation around Nord Stream fits a pattern of how it historically approaches information warfare.

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