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JULY 5, 2024

Implementing a zero trust security approach is critical to avoid the types of major IT disruptions and massive data compromises seen in recent cyberattacks that affected the healthcare, public health and government sectors, said Clinton McCarty, CISO at National Government Services.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

IAPP's Ashley Casovan on Training and Certification Methods for AI Governance The escalating adoption of generative AI has introduced concerns regarding data privacy, fake data and bias amplification.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Thomvest Ventures Leads Series B Funding to Support Privacy and Security Compliance Relyance AI raised $32 million in Series B funding to grow its data governance platform.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

The Panelists Also Discuss Improving the User Experience and Verifying Identities In the latest "Proof of Concept," two CyberEd board members, Connecticut state CISO Jeff Brown and Maricopa County CISO Lester Godsey, join ISMG editors to discuss securing digital government services, improving user experiences and balancing user convenience with robust (..)

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

government may have sidestepped a fight with American tech companies by appearing to soften a legislative mandate for chat apps to actively scan for terrorist and child sexual abuse content. Online Safety Bill Close to Passage With 'Accredited Technology' Clause Intact The U.K.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

The 38-Member Body Comprises Government, Private, Civil Society Representatives The United Nations unveiled Thursday an AI advisory body that looks to analyze risks and make recommendations on international governance for the technology.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Australian Federal Police, Department of Home Affairs Reportedly Among the Victims An April ransomware attack against one of Australia's largest law firms swept up the data of 65 Australian government agencies, the country's national cybersecurity coordinator said Monday.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

UK Toughens Anti-Cybercrime Stance by Sanctioning Accused Operators for First Time As ransomware continues to disrupt British organizations, the U.K. for the first time has sanctioned alleged cybercriminals, including accused Conti and TrickBot operators.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Backdoor Is Associated With Stealth Falcon APT Group Security researchers discovered a novel backdoor targeting a governmental agency in the Middle East for espionage purposes. Deadglyph is unique because it's made up of different parts written in different programming languages: native x64 binary and a.NET assembly.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Former Royal Mail and Manchester University CISOs Talk Ransomware Response Timely notification of ransomware incidents to British law enforcement agencies played a crucial role in understanding the threats and in developing mitigation strategies, the former security heads of Royal Mail and the University of Manchester said.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Polish Deputy Prime Minister Says Russia Is Waging 'De Facto Cyberwar' The Polish government said Monday it faces an onslaught of cyberattacks from Russian and Belarusian security agencies intent on cyberespionage and blackmail. Poland is in the midst of a "de facto cyberwar," said Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Also: EU Policy Updates and the Disconnect Between CEOs and CISOs In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors examine policies in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Regulating AI is "like regulating Jell-O," said Massachusetts risk counsel Jenny Hedderman, but states are looking at regulating "areas of harm" rather than AI as a whole. In this episode of "Cybersecurity Insights," Hedderman discusses privacy, third-party vendor risk, and lawyers' use of AI.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

UK Parliament Urges Competition Regulator to Keep LLMs Under 'Close Review' A U.K. parliamentary committee scrutinizing the artificial intelligence market urged the British competition regulator to closely monitor developers of foundation models and warned against regulatory capture.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Counter Ransomware Group Focuses on Timely Reporting, Avoiding Paying the Ransom New voluntary ransomware guidance released during the International Counter Ransomware Initiative meeting this week calls for victims to report attacks to law enforcement on a more timely basis - and involve more advisors in deciding whether to pay a ransom.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

New Law Calls for Better Reporting, Securing Devices and Critical Infrastructure The Australian government's proposed cybersecurity legislation passed both houses of the Parliament on Monday, formalizing the government's strategy to boost ransomware payment reporting, mandate basic cybersecurity standards for connected devices and enhance critical (..)

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

Cyber Bill Says the Government Can't Use Information to Prosecute Victims Ransom payments are typically tightly held secrets between cybercriminals and their victims, but the Australian government has introduced a cybersecurity bill in Parliament that would require require larger businesses to report ransom payments to the government.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

Stephen Doughty Says Cybersecurity Vital to National And Economic Security The British government will continue disruptive actions against ransomware and malware operators, a top U.K. government official vowed Wednesday. government views security as a core pillar of economic and strategic growth.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

federal networks after a government watchdog caught the government's main acquisition arm purchasing unauthorized, Chinese-manufactured video conference cameras. Experts Warn Against Increasing Federal Reliance on Chinese Technology Experts are raising fresh concerns about the "significant risk" for Chinese espionage against U.S.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

government is mulling the rollout of a voluntary set of rules urging software vendors to responsibly disclose vulnerabilities in their systems. The measure comes as the government continues to face criticism over poor management of legacy infrastructure.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

New CSF Adds 'Governance' to Core Functions Cybersecurity guidance for the private sector published by the U.S. The revised Cybersecurity Framework focuses on governance and says cybersecurity threats are a major source of enterprise risk. National Institute of Standards and Technology in 2014 has received its first major update.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

Parties Vow to Continue Negotiations Time ran out for a non-binding takeover bid from the French government for the cybersecurity business of beleaguered Parisian IT consultancy Atos. Among the world's largest manage security service providers, the financially-struggling firm is strategically important to the French government.

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MARCH 14, 2024

Senator Urges Government to Tell Public About Little-Known Manufacturer Reset Codes Experts told ISMG that Chinese-made locks and commercial safes could pose national security risks when used by major U.S.

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MARCH 19, 2024

White House Announces New Allies in Fight Against Misuse of Commercial Spyware The White House announced six new countries were joining a coalition of international governments signing onto a joint statement on efforts to counter the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware amid growing threats to government officials in the U.S.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Government Nurtures Homegrown Talent and Hack-for-Hire Ecosystem, Research Finds China boasts many of the world's most talented zero-day vulnerability researchers as well as a strict cybersecurity law compelling individuals to assist the state, and the government doesn't appear to shy away from using both those facts to its advantage, a new research (..)

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JULY 15, 2024

Department of Defense still hasn't addressed a series of critical cybersecurity gaps in its information technology business programs, according to an annual assessment conducted by the Government Accountability Office, despite years of warnings from the government watchdog.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

Russian Actors Disrupt Websites of Political Party, Business and Government Groups Plans by Japan and U.S.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Governments Accuse Aleksandr Ermakov and REvil of Being Medibank Hackers The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom sanctioned a Russian man the governments say was behind the October 2022 hacking of Medibank, Australia's largest private health insurer.

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JULY 15, 2024

Banks, Bondholders Help French Firm Restructure Debt Ahead of Government Takeover French IT consultancy Atos has raised 1.675 billion euros to restructure its debt as the company prepares to finalize a takeover bid by the French government.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

parliamentary committee investigating ransomware threats recommended a more aggressive stance against threat actors and said the government should consider making incident reporting mandatory and provide government support for public sector victims "to the point of full recovery."

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