CISA Issues Global Telecommunications Guide
In December 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a critical guide titled “Enhanced Visibility and Hardening Guidance for Communications Infrastructure.” This publication, in collaboration with the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and international partners, addresses significant cyber espionage activities
FBI Cyber Division Issues PSA
Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a crucial Public Service Announcement (PSA) highlighting the growing concern of malicious cyber actors using deepfake technology to manipulate photos and videos for explicit content and sextortion schemes. It is essential to be aware of these threats and take proactive measures to safeguard yourself, your employees, and your organization.
Understanding Deepfakes and Sextortion
Deepfakes refer to synthetic media created using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms
National Cybersecurity Strategy Released
The Biden administration recently announced the new National Cybersecurity Strategy for 2023. This strategy is aimed at safeguarding American infrastructure, businesses, and government agencies against the increasing threat of cyberattacks.
The National Cybersecurity Strategy 2023 recognizes the need to address cybersecurity risks in a rapidly changing technological landscape.
A Sigh of Cyber Relief
The passing of the recent COVID-19 relief Bill last week includes funding that will be set aside to address cybersecurity concerns and a rise in the issues that have increased as a result of the pandemic. As we often say when the topic can become divisive or political, regardless of which side you stand on, this is a good thing for everyone. A focus on cybersecurity and guarding individual privacy and rights is necessary, but when it comes to doing the same for government data, it is imperative to the collective good of our country.
To the Moon!
Are you familiar with the United States Space Force (USSF)? This branch of the US Air Force military was established in recent years to protect and secure space, just as it does for air, land, and sea with other branches.
This past week in the news, it was announced that Space Force was hiring or transferring from existing departments, a large number of people to focus on cybersecurity within the organization. Of the existing 6400 active-duty cyber personnel, 2400 members have been brought on to the Space Force branch and are now identified as Cyber Guardians.
We Don’t Negotiate
The United States government has been known to take a stand of ‘we don’t negotiate with terrorists’ when it comes to discussions of ransom. Whether this has 100% certainty to it can be argued in more ways than we care to discuss here.
Community Effort
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) division announced a final directive this week that requires all individual federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agencies to “develop and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy (VDP) for their internet-accessible systems and services and maintain processes to support their VDP.”
Government Funds for Cybersecurity
State and local governments need funding and resources. For which thing are we talking about here? Respirators? Masks? No, but we are talking about another type of protection, for another unseen threat – cybercrime. With malicious activity already on a steady rise, the current crisis has brought some government offices to an even more heightened state of risk, with hackers poised and ready to attack their over-stressed offices.