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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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AWS, Splunk lead open source effort to spot and curb cyberattacks

A broad group of 18 tech companies are collaborating to establish a less cumbersome model for cybersecurity defense coordination.
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Pentagon loosens some of its COVID-19 restrictions

(8/10/22) – In today’s Federal Newscast: The Pentagon’s COVID-19 policy is evolving. Agencies get marching orders for how to prioritize their 2024 budget requests. And the Postal Service expects to raise mail prices in January 2023.
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Cymulate improves risk visibility for businesses with new analytics capabilities

Cymulate announced the expansion of its Extended Security Posture Management (XSPM) Platform to include advanced insights and analytics capabilities. As businesses struggle to manage attack surfaces and validate security controls, these new data-driven capabilities significantly improve risk visibility and deliver actionable insights for reducing remediation time. Businesses also now gain enhanced levels of granularity for setting and tracking cybersecurity performance metrics and KPIs, which are required for improving cyber resilience. “­­Now, more than ever, organizations … More → The post Cymulate improves risk visibility for businesses with new analytics capabilities appeared first on Help Net Security.
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SimSpace SkillWise provides team-based development exercises and training

SimSpace unveiled SkillWise, which provides a realistic environment to conduct individual and team cyber training exercises powered by the SimSpace Cyber Range. Through the offering, security teams and practitioners can take advantage of advanced cybersecurity training content, detailed threat intelligence, guidance on emerging threats, create tailored learning tracks, and leverage the same assets in optional live-fire events. “The cybersecurity skills gap isn’t closing fast enough, so technology executives need the best tools available to ensure … More → The post SimSpace SkillWise provides team-based development exercises and training appeared first on Help Net Security.
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