The Biden administration said it’s drafting an executive order to help the United States government better defend itself against digital supply chain attacks. A Step Up for Federal Procurement According to NPR, the executive order that’s being drafted …
Read More Biden Administration Drafting EO to Help U.S. Gov’t Secure Digital Supply ChainOn March 17, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department announced the extension of the federal income tax filing due date from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021. This decision is designed “to help taxpayers navigate the unusual ci…
Read More Beware of These 3 Scams Making the Rounds This Tax SeasonDigital attackers are increasingly launching sophisticated campaigns in an effort to target U.S. federal agencies and other organizations. Two recent examples demonstrate this reality. These are the SolarWinds supply chain attack and the HAFNIUM Exchan…
Read More How Tripwire Can Help U.S. Federal Agencies Implement the CIS ControlsAn attacker hacked into a Florida city’s water treatment plant and attempted to leverage that access to poison the municipality’s water supply. According to WTSP-TV, an operator at the water treatment plant in the 15,000-person City of Oldsm…
Read More Attacker Hacked into Florida City’s Water Treatment Plant, Attempted to Poison Water SupplyAttacks against industrial control systems (ICS) are on the rise. In its 2020 X-Force Threat Intelligence Report, for instance, IBM found that digital attacks targeting organizations’ ICS had increased by more than 2,000% between 2019 and 2018. Most of…
Read More 8 Top Technical Resource Providers for ICS Security ProfessionalsWe at The State of Security are committed to helping aspiring information security professionals to reach their full potential. Towards that end, we compiled a two–part list of the top 10 highest paying jobs in the industry. Back in 2017, we even…
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