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Sen. Maggie Hassan Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, have presented a bill that aims to fortify the federal government’s workforce of cyber professionals. The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act would establish two cyber training programs: one with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the other with the Department of Veterans…
Some of the country’s leading technology companies have committed to investing billions of dollars to strengthen cybersecurity defences and to train skilled workers, the White House has announced, following President Joe Biden’s private meeting with top executives. The gathering was held Wednesday during a relentless stretch of ransomware attacks that have targeted critical…
An Israeli group sold a tool to hack into Microsoft Windows, Microsoft and technology human rights group Citizen Lab said on Thursday, shedding light on the growing business of finding and selling tools to hack widely used software. The hacking tool vendor, named Candiru, created and sold a software exploit that can penetrate Windows, one…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management FBI and CISA Continue to Probe Campaign That Targeted Marketing Firm Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • June 1, 2021 The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it has seized two domains that were used during a recent phishing campaign that…
CISO Trainings , Professional Certifications & Continuous Training , Recruitment & Reskilling Strategy Experts React to New Report That Identifies Challenges Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • August 11, 2021 Survey: How difficult is it for your organization to recruit and hire cybersecurity professionals? (Source: Enterprise Strategy Group) For the fifth consecutive year, the supply…
Iranian state-sponsored attackers have been linked to a variety of cyberespionage activities aimed at organizations all over the world. Flashpoint security experts recently discovered another ransomware strain from Iran, that has been operating since July 2020. According to Flashpoint, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was running a ransomware campaign through Emen Net Pasargard, an Iranian…
