Cybercrime is transitioning from targets of opportunity to focused targets of choice and the shift is bad news for government agencies.

President Biden announced the appointees for the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Scott Charney has been appointed as Chair.

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.