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Issued by: SecurityWeek

Biden’s Executive Order covers personal and sensitive information such as biometric, financial, genomic, geolocation, and personal health data, as well as specific types of personally identifiable information. “Bad actors can use this data to track Americans (including military service members), pry into their personal lives, and pass that data on to other data brokers and…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: DataBreach Today

The U.S. government is testing how artificial intelligence might enhance operations while preparing for the technology’s downside, such as more dangerous hacking attempts from nation-state adversaries, a congressional panel heard Thursday. “The cybersecurity element is a great example of the bright and the dark side of AI technology,” said Arati Prabhakar, director of the White…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: CyberArk Blog

Federal Cybersecurity Report Finds Majority of Agencies at Risk

As a number of crippling breaches have illustrated, federal government agencies and departments are frequent targets in today’s advanced attacks. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), recently conducted a cyber risk assessment of 96 agencies across 76 metrics to measure their cyber security…

Software Security

Issued by: Security Week

White House Should Lead Broad Cybersecurity Effort: Panel

The White House should lead a broad cybersecurity effort with the private sector to guard against potentially crippling attacks and boost confidence in the digital economy, a presidential commission said Friday. The panel created by President Barack Obama in 2013 delivered a 90-page set of recommendations, noting that most would need to be carried out…