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News alert: Security Risk Advisors offers free workshop to help select optimal OT security tools

The Last Watchdog

May 8, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Security Risk Advisors (SRA) announces the launch of their OT/XIoT Detection Selection Workshop, a complimentary offering designed to assist organizations in selecting the most suitable operational technology (OT) and Extended Internet of Things (XIoT) security tools for their unique environments.

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Hot Topics in Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling – Our December 2021 Workshop

NSTIC

On May 12, 2021 the White House released an Executive Order (EO) on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity which, among other things, tasked NIST to develop cybersecurity criteria and labeling approaches for consumer software and Internet of Things (IoT) products.

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National Cybersecurity Alliance advocates ‘shared responsibility’ for securing the Internet

The Last Watchdog

NCSA operates the StaySafeOnline website that provides a variety of cybersecurity educational resources and programs. One program, for instance, puts on workshops for Congressional staffers and other federal employees on how to recognize and avoid nation-state backed hackers looking to interfere in elections.

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Standards: The CPSO’s Best Friend

NSTIC

Workshop Shines Light on Role of Standards in Cybersecurity for IoT What do Chief Product Security Officers (CPSOs) want to make their job easier? This insight was one of many shared at a public virtual workshop NIST held June 22, 2022, to discuss the next steps for the Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things (IoT) program.

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On the 20th Safer Internet Day, what was security like back in 2004?

Malwarebytes

Today is the 20th Safer Internet Day. 2004 was a key year for several safety activities, encompassing both Safer Internet Day and the Safer Internet Forum. Was the general state of the Internet at the time so bad that all of these events sprang up almost out of necessity? You may be asking, why 2004?

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Convergent Evolution: SP 800-213, the Federal Profile, and the IoT Cybersecurity Catalog

NSTIC

NIST has been engaged for several years in developing guidance for Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity. But always remember: The goal is to manage your risk … The IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020 stated requirements for NIST to provide guidance for federal agencies on “the appropriate use and management by agencies of [IoT] devices”

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Cybersecurity Labeling of IoT Devices: Will It Happen in 2023?

SecureWorld News

consumers could have a set of cybersecurity labeling standards to protect their Internet of Things (IoT) devices as early as spring 2023 if the White House National Security Council has its way. The move ties in nicely with October being Cybersecurity Awareness Month. In February 2022, the U.S.

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