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How Federal Agencies are Approaching Cybersecurity Training Programs

September 12, 2021
Amy Willcox
Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, DHS, Federal Agencies, Training and Education, US Regulatory

Due in part to priorities being set by the Biden administration, many government organizations are taking steps to emphasize the importance of cybersecurity. A big part of that means implementing training programs as ways to better handle cybersecurity threats, and a handful of proposed legislations aims to do just that. With cybersecurity becoming a national…

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Infrastructure Bill Allocates Nearly $2 Billion to Cybersecurity

August 12, 2021
Tim Crino
Breach Notification, Breach prevention, Breach response, Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Governance, Legislation

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate approved a $1 trillion infrastructure package, which it has passed along to the House for approval. The package includes a variety of bills that allocate spending toward critical infrastructure, including roads, railways, bridges, electric vehicles, and telecom companies. The package also allocates more than $1.9 billion toward cybersecurity. The move…

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US Customs and Border Patrol Falls Short in Data Protection

July 23, 2021
Tim Crino
Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Protection

A July 15 report by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General reveals inadequate cybersecurity measures taken by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials. The report assessed the period between July 2017 and December 2019, and found that the personal data of over 10 million U.S. and Canadian travelers using the Mobile Passport…

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