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Hackers pivot to attack remote workers

In the current work-from-home environment, attackers are trying more interactive techniques to throw users off guard.
Cybercriminals strike schools amid pandemic

School IT staffs have been consumed with transitioning teachers, staff and families to virtual learning, making districts even more vulnerable to hackers, experts say.
Staying strong against evolving ransomware

As cybercriminals expand the ransomware-as-a-service market with new variants to increase their potential profits, governments must significantly step up efforts to protect agencies, networks, personnel and citizens.
Agencies must patch Windows Server by midnight or unplug

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an emergency directive calling on agencies to patch their Windows Server operating systems to prevent attackers from completely compromising all Active Directory identity services.
Challenges of classified BYOD

The intelligence community is working out whether it can allow staff to use their own devices for work.
Phish Scale: Weighing the threat from email scammers

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Phish Scale quantifies characteristics of phishing emails that are likely to trick users.
6 ways mail-in ballots are protected from fraud

The mail-in voting process has several built-in safeguards that together make it hard for one person to vote fraudulently, and even more difficult to commit voter fraud on a scale capable of swinging election outcomes.
What the US needs to do to secure election 2020

Despite more funding and promises from tech companies, only a multifaceted, polycentric approach that makes changes up and down the stack will be up to the task, experts say.
A computer can guess more than 100,000,000,000 passwords per second. Still think yours is secure?

With cloud-based technology, cyber criminals can crack an eight-character password in under 12 minutes for as little as $25.
House lawmakers push digital identity verification

The Improving Digital Identity Act of 2020 provides a first step in developing more secure, interoperable digital credentials.
Defending the 2020 election against hacking: 5 questions answered

In light of revelations that the Russian intelligence services placed malware in the election registration systems of at least two Florida counties in 2016, one expert describes the vulnerabilities of the U.S. election system.
Can local governments’ cyber flaws be fixed?

High-profile cyber incidents such as the ransomware attacks that shut down Baltimore and Atlanta have made localities more aware of threats, but without staff and budgetary resources, their ability to take action is limited.
Can governments kick their Chinese manufacturing addiction?

The real issue is not who might be compromising the supply chain, but rather that the supply chain can be compromised, leaving broad swaths of industry left to wonder about their security rather than actually know.
Are agencies unintentionally contributing to unemployment fraud?

By implementing advanced digital identity verification, agencies can adapt to the modern fraud landscape and prevent cybercriminals from obtaining benefits on behalf of someone else, ultimately protecting their citizens from fraud.

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Election Day 2020: The Crisis We Could Face in November

The 2020 presidential election is right around the corner! An unfortunate pandemic has already been upended that has required states to go back to the drawing board to re-evaluate how voting will take place on November 3rd. Register to check out some of DLT’s election security resources!
2020 Zero Trust Report

This 2020 Zero Trust Progress report shows how enterprises are implementing Zero Trust security in their organization and reveals key drivers, adoption, technologies, investments and benefits.
Zero Trust Network Access – Why, What, Where and How

As government agencies continue to progress workforce mobility and cloud computing as part of their IT transformation mission, workloads are moving beyond the cover of protected network conclaves and traditional perimeter defenses. This adds new considerations to ensure comply-to-connect governance, data protection directives, as well as digital workplace productivity. Hence the move to augment traditional secure access with Zero Trust Network Access capabilities in order to achieve anywhere accessibility, operational agility and compliance is crucial
Pulse Secure Expands Zero-Trust Platform with New SDP Offering

Read the report to discover Pulse Secure's product line, strategy, and potential competition in the Zero Trust and Software-Defined Perimeter market.
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