Posts Tagged ‘cyber threats’
DOJ launches cyber unit with national security focus as China, Russia threats mount
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday a new unit within its National Security Division focused on pursuing cyber threats from nation-state and state-backed hackers, formalizing an increasingly significant part of the national security apparatus into the Justice Department’s hierarchy. In a statement, Assistant Attorney General Matt Olsen said the new unit would allow the…
Read MoreUS government agencies hit by cyberattack, official says
U.S. government networks were hit by a cyberattack affecting several federal agencies, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly confirmed on Thursday. CISA, a part of the Department of Homeland Security, previously identified a gap in software security believed to have been exploited in attack. An electronic file transfer application, MOVEit Transfer, is thought…
Read MoreGAO: DHS and Other Agencies Need to Fully Implement Key Cloud Security Practices
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has looked at how four agencies implemented key cloud security practices, like having a plan to respond to incidents. While the agencies implemented some of the security practices, GAO found that none of them fully implemented all of the practices for their systems. Cloud services—on-demand access to shared resources such…
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