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A man visits a hacker community website at a house in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. Indonesian authorities have found no evidence that the country's main intelligence service's computers were compromised, after a U.S.-based private cybersecurity company alerted them of a suspected breach of its internal networks by a Chinese hacking group, an official said. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Bad computer-password practices could lead to a phishing-attack crisis

In today’s Federal Newscast: Bad computer password practices could lead to phishing attacks at the Interior Department. 2022 Unclassified Defense Department…

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CISA aims to expand cyber defense service across fed agencies, potentially further

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(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)FILE - In this May 6, 2020, file photo, a sign stands outside the Department of Labor's headquarters in Washington. A government watchdog has found that the Labor Department’s widely watched weekly unemployment benefits data are providing an inaccurate reading on the number of newly laid off workers because of flaws in the government’s data collection. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Think you understand phishing attacks? Wait ’til you hear this

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Foreign hackers up their game, your agency may not be prepared

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Mitigating the threat of ransomware, FHFA uses all the tools at their disposal

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How to keep your communications truly private when everyone is remote

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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2017, file photo, a man is silhouetted as he walks in front of Microsoft logo at an event in New Delhi, India. Microsoft says it’s uncovered new Russian hacking attempts targeting U.S. political groups ahead of the midterm elections. The company said Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, that a hacking group tied to the Russian government created fake internet domains that appeared to spoof two conservative organizations: the Hudson Institute and the International Republican Institute. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

Putin’s Russia: Bipartisan hackers

Russian cyber experts appear to be omni-hackers; they’re willing to target both Republicans and Democrats. Conservative think tanks are the latest targets.

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Scott Blackburn

VA’s former acting CIO reflects on his tenure

For this month’s show, Cyber Chat’s host Sean Kelley sat down with a reflective Scott Blackburn. Blackburn served in many capacities while at the Veterans…

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Pam Holland

Teaching smart people how not to get scammed online

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Pam Holland, founder of Tech Moxie, talks about her company’s efforts to teach people to use technology safely and effectively. Holland also explains how online scams like phishing can be so dangerous–and so convincing.

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