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White House Hardens Cybersecurity at US Ports, With China a Focus
Jeffrey Burt | | Biden administration, china espionage, Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Maritime cybersecurity
The Biden Administration is moving to bolster cybersecurity at U.S. shipping ports, not only arming the Coast Guard with more responsibilities but also warning about the dangers of using Chinese-made equipment and ...
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US Uses Visa Restrictions in Struggle Against Spyware
The United States will impose visa restrictions on foreign individuals who have been involving the misuse of spyware, the latest effort by the Biden Administration to address the dangers of the commercial ...
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The President’s EO on AI – What it Does and Why it Won’t Work
President Biden's EO lacks the effect of law, does not mandate much of anything and overlooks some of the trickiest AI issues ...
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We Won’t Pay Ransomware Crims — 40 Nations Promise Biden’s WH
Richi Jennings | | Anne Neuberger, Biden, Biden administration, Biden cybersecurity summit, Biden National Cybersecurity Strategy, Biden-Harris, International Counter Ransomware Initiative, International Security, Joe Biden, President Biden, Ransomware, SB Blogwatch, White House
Will CRI pledge work? International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI) hopes to pull rug from under scrotes ...
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Ransomware in Schools: White House Wants Action NOW
Richi Jennings | | Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden, Biden administration, Biden cybersecurity summit, Biden National Cybersecurity Strategy, Biden-Harris, Colorado, education, fcc, Federal Communications Commission, High school attacks, Jessica Rosenworcel, Joe Biden, K-12, K-12 Cloud Risks, K-12 Cloud Security, K-12 cybersecurity, K-12 Education, K-12 Schools, Keith Krueger, President Biden, Ransomware, SB Blogwatch, school, Schools, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, White House
Don’t make me tap the sign: Biden administration hosts summit; bangs heads together from government, school districts and industry ...
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Biden Admin. Adds ‘Mercenary Spyware’ Firms to Ban List
Richi Jennings | | android spyware, Biden administration, Commerce Department, Cytrox, Department of Commerce, Entity List, eu, Europe, European Union, European Union (EU), Intellexa, iOS spyware, Malware Spyware, Predator spyware, SB Blogwatch, spyware
European cousins Intellexa and Cytrox essentially banned by Commerce Dept. — Predator/ALIEN not welcome in U.S ...
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White House to Regulate Cloud Security: Good Luck With That
Richi Jennings | | Biden administration, Biden National Cybersecurity Strategy, Cloud Security, cybersecurity regulation, regulation, SB Blogwatch, White House
Be careful what you wish for: Biden wants new regulations for cloud providers—but we’re not sure it’ll help ...
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Ban TikTok, say FBI, CIA, NSA, DNI, GOP, DNC, POTUS (but not ACLU)
Richi Jennings | | ACLU, Biden administration, Bytedance, CIA, DATA Act, DNI, FBI, FBI Director Christopher Wray, nsa, RESTRICT Act, SB Blogwatch, senate hearing, TikTok, US Senate, White House
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. RESTRICT: The White House and both sides of the Senate agree that TikTok needs to be stopped—or at least RESTRICT’ed. A bipartisan bill seeks to make that happen ...
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‘Finish Him!’ US Kills Huawei With Final Tech Ban
Richi Jennings | | Biden administration, CCP, china, chinese government, exports, Huawei, SB Blogwatch
U.S. cuts off Huawei’s last sources of technology. Export licenses for chips and other tech components are finished ...
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FBI/CISA Failed: Biden’s Ransomware Summit Convenes, Impotently
Richi Jennings | | Biden administration, Biden cybersecurity summit, President Biden, Ransomware, SB Blogwatch, the Russians will be selling USB wristbands outside the summit, White House
The International Counter Ransomware Summit is on in D.C., with 36 nations and blocs. But will it amount to anything of substance? ...
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