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HHS looks to create ‘one-stop shop’ for healthcare cybersecurity

The Department of Health and Human Services is aiming to better organize its healthcare cybersecurity resources and programs.

Cybersecurity

HHS pushes better cybersecurity across the health sector

Cybersecurity

The key to ‘fighting through the fog of war’ in cyberattacks

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Ransomware attackers steal personal info of over 600K Medicare beneficiaries

Federal Newscast

FILE - This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, July 2, 2021, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Coast Guard cyber expert says ransomware attack on federal agency is more than likely

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From ‘partner’ to ‘regulatory enforcer’: CISA takes on complex cyber incident reporting mandate

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 10, 2009) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ryan Allshouse uses the intrusion detection system to monitor unclassified network activity from the automated data processing workspace aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). IDS is part of the integrated shipboard network system and serves as an important computer network defense enabler protecting the unclassified shipboard network from cyber attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Rick Naystatt/Released)

How the Navy is dealing with a heightened cybersecurity threat situation

Navy

Foreign hackers up their game, your agency may not be prepared

Cybersecurity

Mitigating the threat of ransomware, FHFA uses all the tools at their disposal

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DoD takes preventive measures to protect data, ward off cyber attacks

Technology

In this Wednesday, May 20, 2015 photo, contractors walk past a capacitor bank at an AEP electrical transmission substation in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Security of the electrical grid: Is the government really on top of this nagging risk?

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently concluded audits of cybersecurity practices of electrical grid operators, and found they mostly comply…

Cybersecurity

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

DHS continues rolling out new cyber requirements to transportation sector

DHS is setting minimum cybersecurity standards for critical companies in the transportation sector, with potentially more requirements on the way.

Cybersecurity

Contractors might not realize how susceptible to ransomware they really are

Cybersecurity

The ransomware threat has spooked nearly everyone. A big unknown is how vulnerable your organization actually is to ransomware attacks.