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CISA to Prioritize Resource-Poor Organizations for Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot

Gabriel Davis, an official with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said on Wednesday at FCW’s 2023 Cyber Summit that the agency will prioritize organizations without sufficient financial resources for cyber defense in the implementation of the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot program amid the rapid escalation of ransomware attacks primarily against critical infrastructure. The Cyber […]
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Technology Experts Express Concern About Vacuum in Government Leadership Roles in AI

Technology experts in the academe are worried that vacancies in key government positions related to the governance and oversight of artificial intelligence will significantly affect the ethical and safe use of AI and expose concerned agencies to systematic vulnerabilities and malicious exploitation. Former National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office Director and current AI Tennessee Initiative Director […]
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Defense Intelligence Agency to Build Unclassified Software Factory for Better Interoperability

The Defense Intelligence Agency is building a software factory at the unclassified level, whose standards and processes can be adopted by Five Eyes nations when developing their own software, thereby making data sharing easier, DIA Deputy Chief Information Officer E.P. Mathew said in a speech during the recent ACT-IAC Emerging Technology and Innovation Conference.  The […]
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Department of Veterans Affairs Seeks Information on Industry Sources for Cyber Operations

The Department of Veterans Affairs has started to solicit information on possible industry sources capable of providing support services to help the VA Cybersecurity Operations Center achieve its goal of providing information and secured information systems for veterans. A sources sought notice published Thursday indicated that the VA CSOC Next Generation II Support contract will […]
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Educational Transformation to Address Cyber Workforce Shortage, Acting National Cyber Director Says

Acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden said on Tuesday at a National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee event that the Biden administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy plans to transform cyber education and equip every American with foundational cyber skills to address the growing cyber workforce shortage. Foundational cyber skills, which is the first of the four pillars […]
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