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Camilo Sandoval was named Federal Chief Information Security Officer.

DOE launches fellowship program for operational technology security managers in the energy and critical infrastructure sectors.

NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS) has signed an agreement with Google to explore the benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for enhancing NOAA’s use of satellite and environmental data.

California voters have passed the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), expanding data protection for consumers. 

The referendum allows for strengthening of a ban on the use of facial recognition surveillance technology by police and other public officials.

The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) will host the seventh annual National Marathon and Endurance Events Safety and Security Forum on Dec. 8-9, 2020, in a virtual format.

Estimated at 40% of all internet traffic, bots perform a variety of both critical and criminal operations. The sophistication of emerging bots is creating problems for traditional detection tools.

Sophos uncovered attackers using DLL side-loading to execute malicious code and install backdoors in the networks of targeted organizations. A report published, “A New APT uses DLL Side-loads to Killl Someone,” outlines the discovery of four different DLL side-loading scenarios, which all share the same program database path and some of which carry a file named “KilllSomeOne.”

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has awarded $2 million to the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI), a DHS Center of Excellence (COE) led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), to develop a plan that CISA can execute to build a national network of cybersecurity technical institutes.