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NIST Updates Cyber Resiliency Guide to Account for Increasingly Sophisticated Threats
Public feedback on the more than 200-page document will be considered in the near future.
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CISA Stands Up Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative
The effort includes partnerships with several major tech companies.
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Lack of Time Off Worsens Mental Health Problems for Public Health Workers
A recent CDC survey of 26,000 public health workers found higher levels of depression, anxiety, PTSD and suicidal ideation among those who couldn’t take time off.
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Confusion Over How Latest Eviction Ban Will be Enforced
About 80% of counties are covered by the moratorium, but a change in local coronavirus transmission rates will affect eligibility.
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National Labs Move to Support Researchers Seeking Name Changes on Past Work
As part of broader inclusivity campaigns, the labs aim to relieve some burdens faced by transgender authors or others whose names have changed over their professions.
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Infrastructure Bill Includes $1B for State and Local Cybersecurity
In addition to the grant program, other provisions in the bipartisan proposal would enhance cybersecurity for local utilities and water systems.
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Advisory Details How to Defend Container Tech from Crypto Miners
Old fashioned data theft is still the main reason adversaries are targeting a popular open-source application management system.
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The White House Is Deciding Whether to Support a Bureau of Cyber Statistics
A key senator introduced a bill containing one of the more controversial recommendations of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.
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What One City Hopes to Learn by Pausing Use of Facial Recognition Technology
A ban in Baltimore would restrict the city from purchasing facial recognition technology and temporarily restrict use by city agencies, residents and businesses (but not the police).
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Senators Introduce Bill to Help Agencies Counter Deepfakes and Deceptive Media
The proposal would create a Department of Homeland Security-led task force to pinpoint technologies useful to trace content back to inception.
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How the Infrastructure Proposal Would Fund Roads, Bridges and Public Transit
The proposal puts $150 billion in new funding toward surface transportation and transit, but won’t close the backlog in maintenance and capital costs.
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CISA Offers Vulnerability Disclosure Platform for Civilian Agencies
The platform will provide triage and administrative services while allowing CISA to monitor agencies’ progress resolving reports from security researchers.
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NSA to National Security Employees: Avoid Working on Public Wi-Fi
The agency offered best practices for remote work using wireless technologies.
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'This Is 21st Century Infrastructure'
The pandemic highlighted gaps with internet service. But governments are pursuing innovative solutions—and there’s new federal money available for upgrading networks.
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Wanted: Accountability for Addressing the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Challenge
Even when some agencies succeed at bringing talent in, they aren’t able to hold on to it for long.
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White House Says CDC Eviction Ban Will Expire Saturday
President Biden said he would have supported an extension of the moratorium but the administration was bound by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
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GSA Gives Final Deadline for Transition from DUNS to Unique Entity ID
The agency also confirmed that all current SAM registrants should have already been assigned their new identifier.
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Senate Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Infrastructure Package
The proposal has cleared a key procedural vote, which will allow it to advance.
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White House Asks CISA, NIST to Set Performance Goals for Critical Infrastructure Operators
The initiative will not result in mandatory measures for the private sector, but the administration hopes to signal its commitment to cybersecurity and maybe get a little help from Congress on that front.
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