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Advanced threat predictions for 2022

SecureList

In 2020, we predicted that governments would adopt a “name and shame” strategy to draw attention to the activities of hostile APT groups, a trend that has evolved even more in the last year. On April 15, the White House formally blamed Russia for the SolarWinds supply-chain attack.

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Task Force Seeks to Disrupt Ransomware Payments

Krebs on Security

Some of the world’s top tech firms are backing a new industry task force focused on disrupting cybercriminal ransomware gangs by limiting their ability to get paid, and targeting the individuals and finances of the organized thieves behind these crimes. Department of Justice (DOJ), Europol and the U.K. Treasury Department.

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U.S. Unveils Strategy to Strengthen Cyber Workforce

SecureWorld News

The Biden Administration has announced a sweeping new strategy aimed at rapidly expanding America's cybersecurity workforce. The ambitious plan comes amid a major shortage of cybersecurity professionals needed to fill hundreds of thousands of open jobs across the country. leadership in the digital economy.

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2020 Census Outreach Runs Counter to Cybersecurity Best Practices

Adam Levin

Legally mandated every ten years, the census determines where the 435 seats of the House of Representatives should go, and how federal funds should be allocated. It is a population count of the nation as it stands, not as those in power would like it to be. The non-Hispanic white population was overcounted by 0.8