Cybersecurity, Privacy, & AI
Weaponized Email AI Assistants Could Help Attackers Hijack Accounts
SecurityWeek - Most email systems provide an AI Assistant for the account holder. Attackers can use the chatbot of a compromised account as an...
CISA Guidance Targets Water Sector Security, Open Source AI and More
Federal News Network - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is pushing a bevvy of new cyber guidance to federal agencies, contractors and critical...
Salesforce Previews Plans to Deliver Newly Authorized ‘AI Agents’ Across DOD
DefenseScoop - The Defense Department approved Salesforce’s enterprise agentic AI platform — Agentforce 360 — to securely store and process high-sensitivity workloads with Controlled...
CMS Pivots to Risk-Based Cybersecurity Model, CISO Says
ExecutiveGov - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is reworking its cybersecurity approach, moving away from a checklist-driven compliance model toward one built...
A New Framework for AI Data Center Security: NIST SP 800-239
Wiley - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released an initial public draft of analysis and recommendations for addressing AI Data...
New York Awards $9 Million to Strengthen Cybersecurity at 153 Water Systems
SecurityWeek - New York is awarding more than $9 million to help 153 drinking water and wastewater systems strengthen their defenses against cyberattacks. Governor...
FedRAMP Director Put on Admin Leave After Veterans’ Hiring Preference Comments
FedScoop - A senior General Services Administration technology official has been placed on administrative leave after criticizing the government’s veterans’ hiring preference on his...
VA Says FedRAMP Certification Not Required for Cloud Contract Bids
ExecutiveGov - The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a memorandum clarifying that existing Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification is not required...
Attackers are targeting open-source AI just as Big Tech is embracing it
Defense One - The future of AI will be driven in significant part by startups and small players using open-source software to make their...
Cyber Industry Coalition Urges Federal Action After Suspected Iran-Linked Water Hacks
NextGov/FCW - An industry coalition representing operational technology cybersecurity firms and critical infrastructure operators on Friday called for a stronger federal response to a...
How Companies Could Share Cyber Risks Without Exposing Their Secrets
CyberScoop - Zero-knowledge proofs could let infrastructure operators answer key security questions without handing over the sensitive data behind their answers. Imagine a major...
VA Won’t Require Existing FedRAMP Certification for Cloud Contracts, Memo Reveals
FedScoop - Existing FedRAMP certification is not required for Department of Veterans Affairs contractors to win bids, a top agency IT official said Tuesday...
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