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Unpacking the NIST cybersecurity framework 2.0

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The NIST cybersecurity framework (CSF) helps organizations improve risk management using common language that focuses on business drivers to enhance cybersecurity. NIST CSF 1.0 was released in February 2014, and version 1.1 in April 2018. In February 2024, NIST released its newest CSF iteration: 2.0. The journey to CSF 2.0 began with a request for […]

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House passes bill to limit personal data purchases by law enforcement, intelligence agencies

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The bill’s passage was cheered by privacy advocates, but faces an uncertain future in the Senate and with the White House.

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With a mysterious surveillance target identified, calls for Congress to change course

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Civil liberties advocates want to narrow the scope of an amendment to a controversial surveillance law.

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Congress rails against UnitedHealth Group after ransomware attack

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House lawmakers argue that growing consolidation in the health care sector has created vulnerabilities to cyberattacks.

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Obtaining security clearance: Hurdles and requirements

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As security moves closer to the top of the operational priority list for private and public organizations, needing to obtain a security clearance for jobs is more commonplace. Security clearance is a prerequisite for a wide range of roles, especially those related to national security and defense. Obtaining that clearance, however, is far from simple. […]

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Geopolitical tensions escalate OT cyber attacks

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In this Help Net Security interview, Andrew Ginter, VP of Industrial Security at Waterfall Security, discusses operational technology (OT) cyber attacks and their 2024 Threat Report. He examines how global geopolitical tensions and evolving ransomware … Continue reading Geopolitical tensions escalate OT cyber attacks→

House Passes Reauthorization of Key US Surveillance Program After Days of Upheaval Over Changes

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The bill was approved on a bipartisan basis, 273-147, though it will still have to clear the Senate to become law.
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House passes extension of expiring surveillance authorities

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Just days ago, lawmakers voted against even allowing a debate on an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

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House Will Try Again on Reauthorization of US Spy Program After Republican Upheaval

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Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring forward a Plan B that would reform and extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for a shortened period of two years.
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