According to the SonicWall 2022 Cyber Threat Report, in 2021 the world experienced a 1,885 percent increase in ransomware attacks on governmental entities, and a 104 percent increase in ransomware attacks on North American entities. The increasing prevalence of these…
CISA Adds 21 Vulnerabilities to Catalog Last week, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) alerted federal agencies to 75 new additions to its new Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Affected software includes products from Cisco, Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle. A significant…
Complying with any data privacy law means, in large part, getting serious about data security. But that’s easier said than done—with cyberattacks increasing in frequency and severity each year, it’s clear that organizations need more than good password schemes and…
Connecticut’s Data Privacy Bill Advances, Excludes Financial Institutions Connecticut is moving forward with comprehensive data privacy legislation that would resemble Virginia’s VCDPA. The state senate last week unanimously voted to advance Senate Bill 6. The House and Governor Ned Lamont…
State Department Establishes Cybersecurity Bureau The U.S. Department of State on April 4 launched a new Bureau of Cybersecurity and Digital Policy (CDP). The bureau will focus on national security challenges and economic opportunities related to cybersecurity and digital rights.…
On Tuesday, March 2, the U.S. Senate passed the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022 (Act). Introduced less than one month ago by Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), the spending bill combines three bills introduced in late…
