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Feds Tackling Information Security in Government Procurement

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GSA Establishes Framework for Security Regulations Covering Federal Acquisitions The federal government aims to streamline its information security and supply chain security procurement policies as part of an effort to better safeguard federal systems.

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ISMG Editors’ Panel: Government Cybersecurity Challenges

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Also: Dealing With COVID-19 Business Recovery; Zynga Case Goes to Arbitration In the latest weekly update, four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity issues, including improving federal agencies' cybersecurity and businesses recovering from the pandemic's impact.

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DHS Unveils New Cybersecurity Requirements for Pipelines

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Security Directive Issued Following Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack The Department of Homeland Security has issued a cybersecurity directive that requires the operators of oil and gas pipelines to report ransomware attacks and other security incidents to the government and take other security steps.

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French Security Firm Says Hackers Accessed Its Source Code

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Stormshield Is a Major Supplier of Security Products to the French Government French security vendor Stormshield has launched an investigation after an internal review found that hackers accessed the source code of the company's network security product.

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Exploding Hezbollah Pagers Not Likely a Cybersecurity Attack

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Cybersecurity Experts Say Operatives Probably Intercepted Physical Supply Chain It doesn't appear to be a cyberattack, security experts said of the hundreds of pagers that blew up Tuesday across Lebanon, an apparent salvo against Hezbollah militants by the Israeli government.

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President Biden Touts Cybersecurity Efforts

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Cites Need to Secure Privately Owned Critical Infrastructure, Signs Proclamation As Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off this week, U.S. President Joe Biden has weighed in on his administration's efforts to curb cyberattacks and bolster the federal government's security posture.

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Report Suggests CISA Should Dominate Federal Cybersecurity

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Federal Civilian Agencies 'Are Likely to Resist This Dramatic Change,' Report Says A study of federal government cybersecurity suggests the Department of Homeland Security could play a more prominent role in securing civilian networks, in a report that touts a "more centralized defensive strategy."