State Department wants ‘digital solidarity’ at center of tech diplomacy

Secretary of State Antony Blinken points to the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a model of nimble tech diplomacy.

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Cyber review board blames cascading Microsoft failures for Chinese hack

The Cyber Safety Review Board concluded in a report that Microsoft’s corporate culture has inappropriately deprioritized security.

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US, UK, Australia sanction Russian national after major Australian ransomware attack

The October 2022 attack targeted Australia’s largest private health insurer, Medibank.

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Growing pains at the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, report finds

The GAO found that the State Department is addressing challenges at the new bureau tied to role definitions and hiring.

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Federal agencies are falling behind on meeting key privacy goal set five years ago

Several federal agencies are playing catch-up on meeting recommendations from NIST detailed in a 2018 framework for how government should incorporate privacy into their risk management strategies.

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Solarium Commission wants action on stalled cybersecurity recommendations

The influential commission has seen around 70% of its initial recommendations to improve cybersecurity implemented.

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Microsoft downplays damaging report on Chinese hacking its own engineers vetted

A report by an independent firm found that an operation by Chinese hackers could be quite broad — and Microsoft engineers agreed.

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Report: Biden should prioritize cyber capacity building for allies

A report from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies lays out how the White House can help allies defend against cyberattacks.

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Chinese hacking operation puts Microsoft in the crosshairs over security failures

Security deficiencies and business practices have researchers and officials furious at Microsoft for enabling an espionage operation.

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Section 702 data led to State Department warnings about North Korean IT scams, official says

State intelligence division joins a chorus of Washington officials pushing to renew a controversial surveillance tool.

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