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Turnover in the federal government is normal, and cybersecurity professionals, in particular, have plenty of outside career options should they choose to leave. But taken together, the departures by high-level cybersecurity officials in the last half of 2019 amount to more than just the expected churn of government officials — they signify the systematic decimation […]
Lawmakers are urging the United States Armed Forces to drop TikTok as an approved app. Service members in the US can no longer use TikTok on government-issued smartphones, according to Reuters, due to the popular video-sharing app’s emergence as a “cybersecurity threat.” Both the Navy and the Army are disabling smartphones with TikTok currently installed. […]
Each year, millions of ransomware attacks paralyze computer systems of businesses, medical offices, government agencies and individuals. But they pose a particular dilemma for publicly traded companies, which are regulated by the SEC. Because attacks cost money, affect operations and expose cybersecurity vulnerabilities, they sometimes meet the definition used by the SEC of a “material” […]