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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?

Cybersecurity

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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

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Contractors might not realize how susceptible to ransomware they really are

Cybersecurity

Ralph Kahn, chief revenue officer at Shift5

Vectors for cyber attacks on military vehicles keep increasing

Cybersecurity

Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, gives an opening statement during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

One of the nation’s top public health officials is calling it a career

Federal Newscast

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Disincentivizing ransomware criminals across the federal government

Commentary

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2015 file photo, the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration. Chris Inglis, a former NSA deputy director, is being nominated as the government's first national cyber director. Jen Easterly, a former deputy for counterterrorism at the NSA, has been tapped to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

CISA looks to tie together public-private partnerships through new cyber planning office

Cybersecurity

When ransomware attacks US infrastructure, it’s tricky to know when to return fire

Cybersecurity

Managing risk as ransomware popularity grows

Federal Insights

FILE - This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer. The Biden administration will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of foreign state-sanctioned malicious cyber activity against critical U.S. infrastructure, including ransomware attacks. The administration is launching the website stopransomware.gov to offer the public resources for countering the threat. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Biden administration launches new website to combat ransomware

Federal Newscast

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The concept of “threat hunting”

CrowdStrike’s Shawn Henry and Drew Bagley join host John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech Talk to discuss “threat hunting” and what can happen if a federal…

Federal Tech Talk

Federal cyber leaders to meet with president today to talk ransomware

In today’s Federal Newscast, the leaders of key agencies will meet today to discuss the government’s ransomware strategy.

Federal Newscast

Cooperation between the corporate and federal sectors still has a long way to go

Cybersecurity

The ongoing ransomware attacks have everybody spooked. Congress and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are both contemplating ways to get industry to do something they’ve supposedly been doing for years.