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Join the Cybersecurity and Incident Response Group on LinkedInSenate Dems Seek Answers on Shutdown Impact on Cybersecurity – Multichannel
Some powerful Democratic senators are looking for some answers on what, if any, cybersecurity risks were posed by the recent, and possibly future, government shutdown(s). Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee, fired off a letter to the Department of Homeland Security seeking to “better understand the shutdown’s toll on our national […]
5 ways the government shutdown is impacting U.S. cybersecurity | VentureBeat
Add cybersecurity to the already lengthy list of services and agencies impacted by the partial federal government shutdown. While many essential defense and law enforcement personnel have been required to work without pay, some agencies that handle cybersecurity duties, such as the Department of Homeland Security’s recently formed Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the […]
Shutdown Raises Cybersecurity Fears For Government Websites : NPR
Several parts of the federal government have been shut down for about a month now, and cybersecurity professionals say government websites are becoming more vulnerable to security breaches each day the shutdown lasts. Visitors to manufacturing.gov, for instance, are finding that the site has become unusable — its information about the manufacturing sector is no […]
The government shutdown will have a long-lasting impact on America’s cybersecurity – Business Insider
The government is on hiatus. Enemies of the United States are not. Why it matters: During the government shutdown, essential personnel are exempt from the furlough — so in theory, anyone preventing cybersecurity calamities is still showing up for work. But experts believe the loss of support staff makes the cybersecurity effects of a shutdown […]
The Cybersecurity 202: How the shutdown could make it harder for the government to retain cybersecurity talent – The Washington Post
With the prospect of better pay and greater job security in the private sector, more government cyber operators are likely to decamp to industry, those former officials tell me, and the smartest cybersecurity graduates will look to industry rather than government to hone their skills. That’s especially dangerous, they say, considering the government’s struggle to recruit and […]