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The State Department and 3 other US agencies earn a D for cybersecurity

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Cybersecurity at eight federal agencies is so poor that four of them earned grades of D, three got Cs, and only one received a B in a report issued Tuesday by a US Senate Committee. “It is clear that the data entrusted to these eight key agencies remains at risk,” the […]

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Biden signs executive order to strengthen US cybersecurity

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Photographer is my life) Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday in an attempt to bolster US cybersecurity defenses, after a number of devastating hacks including the Colonial pipeline attack revealed vulnerabilities across business and government. “Recent cybersecurity incidents… are a sobering reminder that US public and private sector […]

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Missing laptops raise cyber risks from U.S. Capitol mayhem

Federal authorities are assessing the cybersecurity risks created by rioters roaming freely through congressional offices during Wednesday’s rampage at the U.S. Capitol, including missing laptops and computers that were left unsecured. While there is no indication that hacking into computer networks was a goal of the rioters, at least three computers were reported missing and […]

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Attempted coup at Capitol presents key opportunity for cyberattack, experts warn

Rioters who breached the U.S. capitol building have been spotted sitting at congressional desks with physical access to desktop computers and other devices. According to experts, there’s low risk that the rioting will pose a direct threat to the security of the Capitol’s computer networks or information on devices. But the chaos may be a […]