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Breaking down a few key recommendations from the Federal Salary Council

Recommendations to expand pay localities, adjust requirements to add new localities and more from the Federal Salary Council.
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Organizations would like the government to help with ransomware demand costs

Businesses are increasingly concerned about how they will meet ransomware demands. Only 19 percent of those surveyed have ransomware coverage limits above $600,000, while over half (59 percent) hoped the government would cover damages when future attacks are linked to other nation-states, according to BlackBerry Limited and Corvus Insurance. SMBs, who have become a favorite criminal target, are especially feeling the heat. Of businesses with under 1,500 employees, only 14 percent have a coverage limit … More → The post Organizations would like the government to help with ransomware demand costs appeared first on Help Net Security.
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The impact of exploitable misconfigurations on network security

Network professionals feel confident with their security and compliance practices but data suggests that they also leave their organizations open to risk, which is costing a significant amount of revenue, according to Titania. In addition, some businesses are not minimizing their attack surface effectively. Companies are prioritizing firewall security and chronicle a fast time to respond to misconfigurations when detected in annual audits. However, switches and routers are only included in 4% of audits and … More → The post The impact of exploitable misconfigurations on network security appeared first on Help Net Security.
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DEIA working group aims for more ‘comprehensive’ IG research

IG offices now have the ability to use a new tagging option when publishing documents to Oversight.gov, to flag reports related to DEIA issues.
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Commerce, NASA leaning on the Evidence Act to push common priorities

It’s been three years since the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act became law and agencies are using it to plan their 2024 budget requests.
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This FDA lawyer was instrumental in limits on cigarette marketing

Since the FDA got authority from Congress in 2009 to regulate tobacco marketing, smoking rates in the United States have dropped to 10% for adults and less than 3% for minors.
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As the cost of cyber insurance rises, the number of organizations who can’t afford it is set to double

The number of organizations that will be either unable to afford cyber insurance, be declined cover, or experience significant coverage limitations is set to double in 2023, according to Huntsman Security. Even for those insured, the perfect storm of ongoing attacks, tightening regulations and growing financial pressures is making it more likely that any attack on an organization will leave it exposed. “Factors like the supply chain crisis, inflation and skill shortages are all adding … More → The post As the cost of cyber insurance rises, the number of organizations who can’t afford it is set to double appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Pentera Credential Exposure reveals compromised identity threats to internal and external attack surface

Pentera announced Credential Exposure, a new module on the Pentera platform for testing stolen and compromised credentials against the complete enterprise attack surface. Leaked and stolen credentials pose a critical risk to organizations everywhere. The 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) indicates that over 80% of Web Application breaches involve compromised credentials. Every year, billions of credentials appear on the dark web, paste sites, and in data dumps shared by cyber-criminals. These credentials are often … More → The post Pentera Credential Exposure reveals compromised identity threats to internal and external attack surface appeared first on Help Net Security.
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