national security

Trump EO Presses States to Bear the Weight of CI Resilience
States, the EO suggests, are best positioned to own and manage preparedness and make risk-informed decisions that increase infrastructure resilience. And there’s some truth to that ...
Security Boulevard

Cybersecurity Impact of DOGE, Apple’s Stand Against Encryption Backdoors
Tom Eston | | Apple, canada, cisa, Concerns, Cyber Security, cyber threat, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Digital Privacy, DOGE, economy, encryption, Encryption Backdoor, Episodes, government, Impact, Incompetence, Information Security, Infosec, Jokes, national security, Phishing, Podcast, Podcasts, Privacy, security, technology, Trump, uk, Weekly Edition
In this episode, Kevin and Tom discuss current events including the latest developments with DOGE and the significant changes happening at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). They also touch on ...

Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 01/31/25
David Lindner, Director, Application Security | | AI censorship, Cloud Security, Crisis simulations, cyberattacks, data protection, DeepSeek AI, government surveillance, Incident Response, national security, Security Controls
Insight No. 1: You should be staging cyberattacks Cyberattacks are becoming more frequent and sophisticated, posing a significant threat to businesses of all sizes.Crisis simulations — one of which is now included ...

White House Memo Puts the Focus of AI on National Security
A national security memo released by the Biden Administration is order government agencies to ensure the development and use of AI enables the United States to keep its edge in AI over ...
Security Boulevard

From Geopolitics to Boardrooms: The Impact of the Kaspersky Ban
On the heels of the recent U.S. ban on Kaspersky antivirus software, it was expected that Kaspersky would begin to remove resources in the U.S. However, few expected them to lay off ...
Security Boulevard

House Passes Privacy-Preserving Bill, but Biden Blasts it
Richi Jennings | | 4th Amendment, adtech, Advertising and AdTech, Biden, Biden administration, Biden-Harris, Congress, congressional legislation, Data Broker, Data broker regulations, Data Brokers, foreign adtech, Fourth Amendment, Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act (FANFSA ), H.R. 4639, House of Representatives, Joe Biden, national security, national security policy, President Biden, SB Blogwatch, US Congress, White House
Are you a FANFSA fan? The White House isn’t. It says the bill “threatens national security.” ...
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FortiGate Flaw: Threat Actors Breach Dutch Military Network
Wajahat Raja | | Active Directory server, Breach, Chinese hackers, COATHANGER, COATHANGER malware, CVE-2022-42475, CVE-2023-27997, Cyber Espionage, Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity News, Defense Minister, Dutch Ministry of Defence, FortiGate devices, FortiGate Flaw, Kajsa Ollongren, national security, remote-access Trojan, Vulnerability Exploitation
In a recent revelation, the Dutch Ministry of Defence disclosed a concerning breach in its internal computer network, orchestrated by Chinese state-sponsored hackers. The network security breach, detected by both military (MIVD) ...

Malicious AdTech Spies on People as NatSec Targets
Richi Jennings | | adtech, Advertising and AdTech, bidding, foreign adtech, google, Google advertising, national security, Nuviad, Patternz, Rafi Ton, SB Blogwatch, security service
Targeted ads target targets: Patternz and Nuviad enable potentially hostile governments to track individuals by misusing ad bidding ...
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DEF CON 31 – Secretary of US Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas
Marc Handelman | | Cybersecurity, DEF Con 31, DEFCONConference, governance, Information Security, national security, Security Conferences, USCG, USDHS
Many thanks to DEF CON 31 for publishing their terrific DefCon Conference 31 presenters content. Originating from the conference events at Caesars Forum, Flamingo, Harrah’s and Linq in Las Vegas, Nevada; via ...
The 248th Marine Corps Birthday Message
Marc Handelman | | Department of the Navy, DON, national security, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, United States of America, USMC, USN
Read Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps' General Eric Smith's 248th Marine Corps Birthday Message U.S. Marine Corps Video by Staff Sgt. Joshua Chacon, Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Marnell, Staff Sgt. John Martinez ...