Top news of the week: 06.01.2021.
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As Understanding of Russian Hacking Grows, So Does Alarm
Those behind the widespread intrusion into government and corporate networks exploited seams in U.S. defenses and gave away nothing to American monitoring of their systems.
From diversity efforts to pandemic recovery, workforce issues will evolve in 2021
Vaccine distribution could mean a return to offices, but most experts expect a new hybrid model to emerge. Pile that on top of the already challenging situation posed by a supposed skills ...
The 2020 SolarWinds reality check: As cleanup continues, community considers implications
What might go down as the most consequential story of the year for the cybersecurity community only surfaced in December. And yet, experts predict years of clean up, both physical and ...
Defense Funding Measure Includes 77 Cybersecurity Provisions
Lawmakers who participated in the bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission applauded Congress’ override of President Donald Trump’s veto of the National
A Moment of Reckoning: Understanding the Russian Cyber Attack
In the spring of 2020—and without detection—Russia infiltrated federal agencies and possibly hundreds of America's largest corporations. How did the nation’s cybersecurity defenses fail so ...
Trump Administration Says Russia Likely Behind Massive SolarWinds Hack
Statement from four federal agencies is the first from the administration to identify Russia as the likely culprit in cyberattack that has hit the U.S. government and private-sector ...
Survey says, women in cyber make 31 percent less than men
A survey of infosec pros found U.S.-based male respondents make an average annual salary of $91K, but female participants earn an average of $62K per year.
U.S. agencies say Russia ‘likely’ behind massive government hack
In a joint statement Tuesday, a group of U.S. intelligence agencies blamed Russia for the hack discovered last month of federal agencies through software from the IT firm SolarWinds, ...