Biden administration nears completion of second cybersecurity executive order with plethora of agenda items

Federal agencies would have to address everything from AI to cloud security to access management, sources told CyberScoop.

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Google: apparent Russian hackers play copycat to commercial spyware vendors

The attack campaigns show how spyware tech companies have become more akin to nation-state threat actors.

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Brandon Wales reflects on 20 years of cyber as he leaves CISA

SolarWinds, election security and protecting federal networks were among the highlights, he said in an interview with CyberScoop.

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Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ VP pick, has a notable record on cyber

The Democrat signed a cyber executive order for Minnesota, a data privacy law and more.

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Biden’s cybersecurity legacy: ‘a big shift’ to private sector responsibility

Over the course of his term, Joe Biden has presided over an ambitious agenda on regulation and more, to both praise and criticism.

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House-passed data privacy bill doesn’t thrill privacy groups

A measure to address the sale of Americans’ data doesn’t go far enough to rein in the data broker industry, advocates argue.

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Predator spyware endures even after widespread exposure, analysis shows

The operators of the Predator spyware rebuilt their infrastructure and operate in at least 11 countries after being exposed last year.

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White House to Issue Executive Order on Personal Information Protection

A coming White House Executive Order seeks to protect personal information by preventing the mass transfer of Americans’ sensitive data to countries of concern.
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Biden executive order seeks to cut China off from Americans’ sensitive data

The order aims to bar the sale of large datasets containing sensitive data to six countries of concern. 

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Executive Order on Port Cybersecurity Points to IT/OT Threat Posed by Chinese Cranes

A new Biden executive order to boost the cybersecurity of US ports highlights the risks associated with the use of Chinese cranes.
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