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27-02-2025 10:43:05
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๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ: The U.S. State Department's Global Engagement Center (GEC), established in 2016 to counter foreign disinformation campaigns, faced potential closure after its funding was omitted from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ: CrowdStrike has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization for several modules within its Falcon cybersecurity platform, specifically for use in the GovCloud environment. These modules

๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ: Google's March 2025 security update addresses 43 vulnerabilities affecting Android devices, including two actively exploited flaws: โCVE-2024-43093 A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Android framework with a CVSS score

๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ: Chainguard, an open-source software security firm, has announced the development of FIPS-validated images for Apache Cassandra, enabling organizations in regulated industries to deploy Cassandra with cryptographic libraries

๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ: ๐จ Brief Summary of the News: In a podcast interview, John Ackerly, co-founder and CEO of Virtru, discusses the importance of open standards and interoperability in securing data across federal agencies. He highlights the

๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ: ๐จ Brief Summary of the News: In a podcast interview, John Ackerly, co-founder and CEO of Virtru, discusses the importance of open standards and interoperability in securing data across federal agencies. He highlights the

๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ: ๐จ Brief Summary of the News: Federal agencies are accelerating digital transformation efforts to meet public expectations and comply with mandates. Transitioning securely to platforms like Salesforce requires specialized

๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ: ๐จ Brief Summary of the News: In 2024, cybercriminals extensively utilized information-stealing malware, known as infostealers, leading to the theft of 2.1 billion credentialsโa 33% increase from the previous year. These

๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ: ๐จ CrowdStrike's Falcon platform has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High Authorization, enabling U.S. federal agencies, public sector organizations, and critical infrastructure entities to

๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ: ๐จ Russian state-aligned threat groups have been conducting phishing operations targeting Ukrainian military and government personnel's Signal accounts. By exploiting Signal's device-linking feature, these groups trick victims

๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ: ๐จ The FBI is investigating the child sextortion group "764" and the loosely associated global collective "The Com" for employing cybercriminal tacticsโsuch as SIM swapping, IP grabbing, and social engineeringโto commit violent

๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ: ๐จ Citizen Lab's investigation reveals that Paragon Solutions, founded in Israel in 2019, has been actively deploying its spyware tool, Graphite, across multiple countries. Despite the company's claims of ethical safeguards,

๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ: ๐จ The article emphasizes the critical importance of cybersecurity for businesses, especially as they migrate operations to the cloud. It introduces the shared responsibility model, exemplified by Microsoft 365, which delineates