NIST Announces Privacy Framework Effort
On September 4, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the start of a […]
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HHS Announces New Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center
On October 29, 2018, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Eric Hargan announced the […]
DHS And FBI Issue Joint Warning – Hackers Have Targeted Critical Sector Industries Since March 2016
On March 15, 2018, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a joint […]
IRS Warns About New Cyber Scam Targeting Taxpayers
Last month, the United States (US) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a warning to US taxpayers that cyber criminals are increasing their […]
PIPEDA: Substantial Amendments Proposed by Parliamentary Committee
Since February 2017, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics has been reviewing Canada’s […]
NIST Releases Draft Update To Cybersecurity Framework
In 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its first version of the Framework for Improving Critical […]
DHS and FBI – Hackers Are Targeting US Nuclear, Energy, and Manufacturing Facilities
President Trump’s Budget Requests $1.5B For Homeland Security Cyber Unit
President Trump’s new budget includes a request to increase cybersecurity personnel and funding across several federal departments, including $1.5 billion for the Department […]
US Government Accountability Office Releases New Report On The Internet of Things (IoT)
On May 15, 2017, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report entitled “Internet of Things: Status and implications of an […]
White House Signs New Cybersecurity Executive Order
On May 11, 2017, President Donald Trump signed a new Executive Order on cybersecurity entitled Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and […]
HHS Plans To Launch Cybersecurity Center Focused On Medical App Security
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on April 20 that it plans to launch a cybersecurity initiative modeled […]
DHS Warns Congress On Mobile Device Security
On May 4, 2017, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) submitted a new study to Congress that detailed current and emerging […]