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A patient receives a transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, Palo Alto, Calif. The device, which uses magnetic fields to stimulate the brain, is being used on military veterans suffering from depression. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

VA still dealing with fallout from Change Healthcare ransomware attack

The VA data systems affected by the ransomware attack are all now back online, but the downtime has created long backlogs that still need to be sorted out.

Veterans Affairs

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HHS looks to create ‘one-stop shop’ for healthcare cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

HHS pushes better cybersecurity across the health sector

Cybersecurity

The key to ‘fighting through the fog of war’ in cyberattacks

Commentary

Ransomware attackers steal personal info of over 600K Medicare beneficiaries

Federal Newscast

FILE - This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, July 2, 2021, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Coast Guard cyber expert says ransomware attack on federal agency is more than likely

Federal Newscast

Cyber warfare in Ukraine

Fed Access

From ‘partner’ to ‘regulatory enforcer’: CISA takes on complex cyber incident reporting mandate

Cybersecurity

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 10, 2009) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ryan Allshouse uses the intrusion detection system to monitor unclassified network activity from the automated data processing workspace aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). IDS is part of the integrated shipboard network system and serves as an important computer network defense enabler protecting the unclassified shipboard network from cyber attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Rick Naystatt/Released)

How the Navy is dealing with a heightened cybersecurity threat situation

Navy

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

Cybersecurity

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

Technology

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DoD takes preventive measures to protect data, ward off cyber attacks

Defense agencies have utilized strategies to address attack vectors and build a workforce that can block ransomware as the federal government transitions…

Technology

In this Wednesday, May 20, 2015 photo, contractors walk past a capacitor bank at an AEP electrical transmission substation in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Security of the electrical grid: Is the government really on top of this nagging risk?

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently concluded audits of cybersecurity practices of electrical grid operators, and found they mostly comply…

Cybersecurity

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

DHS continues rolling out new cyber requirements to transportation sector

Cybersecurity

DHS is setting minimum cybersecurity standards for critical companies in the transportation sector, with potentially more requirements on the way.