Data Privacy News
A selection of top headlines from today’s best sources for Data Privacy News:
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New OPM survey heralds rethink of federal job design
The new Federal Workforce Competency Initiative looks to update definitions of skills and abilities needed to are core competencies for different jobs.
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SecDef plans new screening, training to weed out extremism
The Defense Department has ordered several personnel policy changes to address extremism in the military, ranging from updating intake questionnaires for recruits to training to prepare service members for potential targeting by extremist groups.
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Biden's $1.5 trillion 2022 budget plan tilts spending toward civilian agencies
The administration is adding money to multiple tech modernization programs and removing the Overseas Contingency Account from the Defense Department request and folding in warfighting funds into the base budget.
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FCW Insider: April 9, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
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ODNI plans recruitment ad campaign
Intelligence agencies are seeking STEM employees and a more diverse workforce.
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White House plans order on industrial control systems
The move tracks with a schedule "sprint" on the risks posed by insecure industrial control systems scheduled for this summer by the Department of Homeland Security.
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An academic superstar urges us to get better at abandoning old beliefs
Steve Kelman recommends a new book -- and broader life lessons -- from Adam Grant.
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FCW Insider: April 8, 2021
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
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Live Webinar: Understanding the AppSec Challenges and Opportunities: The Way Forward
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deutsche Sprache | Cloud-Based Email Security: Best Practices for Securing Office 365
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ENISA: Software vulnerability prevention initiatives
The European Network and Information Security Agency, ENISA, has compiled a list of existing initiatives focused on finding and preventing software vulnerabilities.
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Accounting of Disclosures Under the HITECH Act
A notice of proposed rulemaking from the HHS Office for Civil Rights that would modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule standard for accounting of disclosures of protected health information and add new requirements for access reports.
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FFIEC Final Authentication Guidance
The Final FFIEC Guidance has been issued and its main intent is to reinforce the 2005 Guidance's risk management framework and update the Agencies' expectations regarding customer authentication, layered security, or other controls in the increasingly hostile online environment.
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Annual Report to Congress on Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights provided a report to Congress on health information breaches from September 2009 through 2010, as required under the HITECH Act. Nearly 7.9 million Americans were affected by almost 30,800[…]
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Visa Describes New Skimming Attack Tactics
Cybercriminals Using Web Shells to Control Retailers' ServersVisa's Payment Fraud Disruption team reports that cybercriminals are increasingly using web shells to establish command and control over a retailers' servers during payment card skimming attacks.
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Lazarus Group Targets Freight Logistics Firm
ESET Report Ties 'Vyveva' Backdoor to North Korean APT GroupThe Lazarus Group, a North Korean-linked APT group, has recently deployed a previously undocumented backdoor called "Vyveva" to target a freight logistics company in South Africa, according to ESET.
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Fraudsters Flooding Collaboration Tools With Malware
Cisco Talos: Reliance on These Tools Expands Attack SurfaceThe increasing reliance on collaboration tools such as Slack and Discord to support those working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up new ways for fraudsters and cybercriminals to bypass security[…]
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Cofense and StrikeForce Announce Acquisitions
Meanwhile, OneTrust Receives Additional FundingEmail security provider Cofense and data security firm StrikeForce Technologies both have announced strategic acquisitions this pas week. Meanwhile, data protection firm OneTrust received additional funding.
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