Articles Tagged with ''government cyber security''

Check Point’s Global Threat Index puts Glupteba on the top-ten list for the first time since July 2022. Qbot ranks as the most prevalent in December.

Check Point Research data on worldwide cyberattacks reveals a 38% increase globally as hackers target remote workers, learners and healthcare.

Cybersecurity veteran Steve Hodges has been appointed as the new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the State of Georgia.

Ian Wallace has been named Senior Advisor for Strategy at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)'s Office of Strategy, Policy & Plans.

The Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 and the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 will promote cybersecurity on the national, state and local levels.

Brindha McDonald has been named Chief Security Officer (CSO) at the U.K. Government Property Agency, leading infrastructure security and personnel security efforts.

Bob Lord, former Chief Security Officer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), has been named as the new Senior Technical Advisor at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

The Regional Security Operations Center (RSOC), launched via a partnership between Angelo State University (ASU) and the Texas Department of Information Resources (DBIR), aims to serve local governments in need of cybersecurity assistance.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the schedule, speaker lineup and program for its 2022 SIA GovSummit, which will take place in Washington, D.C. from May 24-25.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the implementation of mandatory facial recognition in order to access some government services. This may increase cybersecurity and data privacy risks.