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Homeland Secretary Noem Vows to Put CISA ‘Back to Focusing on its Core Mission’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vowed to refocus CISA, especially in defense of critical systems threats from China ...
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CVE Program Almost Unfunded
Mitre’s CVE’s program—which provides common naming and other informational resources about cybersecurity vulnerabilities—was about to be cancelled, as the US Department of Homeland Security failed to renew the contact. It was funded ...

MITRE Crisis: CVE Cash Ends TODAY — CISA says ‘No Lapse’
Richi Jennings | | cisa, CISA Research, common vulnerabilities and exposures, CVE, CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), CVE database, CVE Program, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, cybersecurity funding, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Funding & Grants, MITRE, MITRE Framework, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIST, SB Blogwatch, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
These are “interesting” times: U.S. government funding for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program expires April 16 ...
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Robot Dog Internet Jammer
Bruce Schneier | | Denial of Service, DHS, Internet of things, law enforcement, robotics, Uncategorized
Supposedly the DHS has these: The robot, called “NEO,” is a modified version of the “Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicle” (Q-UGV) sold to law enforcement by a company called Ghost Robotics. Benjamine Huffman, ...

Survey: Election Workers Feel Unprepared for Upcoming Cyberthreats
The issues of outside interference in U.S. elections and the security of the systems behind them have been talked and debate for at least a decade and promise to be at the ...
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: #SecureOurWorld | Contrast Security
Lisa Vaas, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Contrast Security | | Awareness, cisa, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, DHS
Contrast is once again proud to be a Champion for Cybersecurity Awareness Month throughout October, to help in promoting global awareness of online safety and privacy. This annual campaign is a global ...

Teenage Hackers Must be Stopped: US DHS’s CSRB Report
Richi Jennings | | 2 factor auth, 2-factor authentication, 2fa, 2FA bypass, 2FA Flaws, 2FA phishing, 2FA policies, 2FA/MFA, cellphone fraud, CSRB, Cyber Safety Review Board, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, DUAL FACTOR AUTHENTICATION, factor auth, homeland security, Homeland Security Presidential Directive, homelandsecurity, Lapsus$, Multi-Factor Authentication, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Multifactor Authentication, SB Blogwatch, SIM swap, sim swap fraud, SIM swap scams, SIM swapping, two factor authentication, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Homeland Security, US Homeland Security
2FA SMS FAIL: Lapsus$ social engineers exploited weak two-factor authentication. Something must be done! (Well, this is something.) ...
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion | See Yourself in Cyber | Contrast Security
Another year has passed, and once again Contrast is proud to be a Champion for Cybersecurity Awareness Month throughout October, to help in promoting global awareness of online safety and privacy. Co-led ...

US Emergency Alert System Has ‘Huge Flaw’ — Broadcasters Must Patch NOW
Richi Jennings | | Anyone for a hack that leads to an end-of-the-world warning that sends the population into a savage, DHS, Digital Alert Systems, Emergency Alert System, fcc, FEMA, IPAWS, Monroe Electronics, murderous frenzy?, SB Blogwatch
The Emergency Alert System run by FEMA and the FCC is vulnerable to hacking. This is NOT a test. All will be revealed next week at DEF CON 30 ...
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The DHS is inviting hackers to break into its systems, but there are rules of engagement
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is inviting security researchers to uncover vulnerabilities and hack into its systems, in an attempt to better protect itself from malicious attacks. The DHS ...