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Government officials “improperly” uploaded sensitive documents to Google drive during former President Biden’s term into President Trump’s second administration, the Washington Post first reported and Axios can confirm.Why it matters: The GSA’s Office of Inspector General recently learned during an ongoing audit about the uploading of what was mostly unclassified but confidential information that was…
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Officials from the Trump, Biden, Obama and Bush administrations, defense and intelligence experts, lawmakers, scientists, and investors are huddling in Texas this week to plot American primacy amid a global realignment.Why it matters: Michael Kratsios, Trump’s chief science-and-technology policy adviser, in an interview said U.S. national and economic security is contingent on “technological dominance.” He…
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US President Donald Trump’s administration filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit initiated by Biden’s administration against Idaho’s near-total abortion ban on Wednesday. Idaho passed the Defense of Life Act (DLA) in 2020 and was set to take effect on August 25, 2022. The bill bans abortion except in the case of the death of…
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post: Sources outline negotiations between the Biden administration and TikTok ahead of the ban, as company insiders refute claims that a blackout helped their case — When TikTok pleaded with outgoing Biden officials and threatened to go offline, the White House pushed back, declaring it all a “stunt.”
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President Trump celebrated the start of his administration Thursday while addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, lauding his agenda while taking digs at former President Biden.Why it matters: Trump vowed this week to usher in a “golden age” in the U.S. and immediately issued a flurry of executive orders reshaping the country’s immigration…
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Aside from subjecting government IT contractors to minimum cybersecurity standards, Biden’s EO also broadens sanctions against foreign cyber adversaries, mandates new cryptographic standards for federal agencies, orders the development of artificial intelligence-based tools for determining government network flaws, and requires government Internet of Things vendors’ Cyber Trust Mark compliance by Jan. 2027.
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Aside from subjecting government IT contractors to minimum cybersecurity standards, Biden’s EO also broadens sanctions against foreign cyber adversaries, mandates new cryptographic standards for federal agencies, orders the development of artificial intelligence-based tools for determining government network flaws, and requires government Internet of Things vendors’ Cyber Trust Mark compliance by Jan. 2027.
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Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order aimed at enhancing the nation’s cybersecurity, focused on defending digital infrastructure, securing essential services and capabilities within the digital realm, and developing the capacity to counter significant threats, including those from the People’s Republic of China. The move seeks to increase accountability for software and cloud…
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The outgoing president’s message echoed concerns raised decades ago by President Dwight Eisenhower about the military-industrial complex, but with a modern twist focused on the tech industry’s consolidation of power.Read Entire Article
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The Biden administration says it will leave it to incoming President Donald Trump to figure out how to deal with the mess of the TikTok ban, ABC News reports. “Our position on this has been clear: TikTok should continue to operate under American ownership,” a White House…
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Final Cybersecurity Executive Order Unlocks New Powers for Next AdministrationBiden’s final cybersecurity order expands sanctions authorities to better target ransomware hackers and the financial facilitators and infrastructure providers enabling their attacks, a White House official said Thursday, as the administration aims to disrupt the broader cybercrime ecosystem.
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Final Cybersecurity Executive Order Unlocks New Powers for Next AdministrationBiden’s final cybersecurity order expands sanctions authorities to better target ransomware hackers and the financial facilitators and infrastructure providers enabling their attacks, a White House official said Thursday, as the administration aims to disrupt the broader cybercrime ecosystem.
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The president’s latest executive order accelerates the move to mandatory compliance by software providers. It may run afoul of the Trump mandate to deregulate.
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Some big concerns for Biden to raise in his final days in office. | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images, Nathan Howard President Biden used his final public address from the Oval Office to warn the nation about the dangers presented by the spread of misinformation and power-hungry tech leaders. “Today,…
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Administration Officials Say Executive Order is ‘Pretty Bipartisan’An executive order set for publication Thursday during the final countdown of the Biden administration aims to use federal buying power as a main lever of coaxing the private sector into better cybersecurity. The order also strengthens sanctions authority against hackers.
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President Biden in his farewell address to the nation on Wednesday took aim at Big Tech and warned of “dangerous consequences” if a “concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra-wealthy people” goes unchecked.Why it matters: Biden’s warning that an “oligarchy” was “taking shape in America” comes as the world’s richest person,…
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President Biden took swipes at President-elect Trump during his farewell address Wednesday as he reflected on his legacy from the Oval Office.The big picture: The 82-year-old, one-term president who has spent five decades in politics will hand over the White House keys to 78-year-old Trump next week, after initially running to rid him from Washington.While…
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The Biden administration proposed new export restrictions on computer chips used for Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Monday. The restrictions are an effort to prevent other rival nations, from accessing and abusing advanced US technology. The Biden administration referred to its new regulation as “an Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion.” In its press release,…
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White House Mandates Cyber Incident Response Plans Amid Growing Chinese ThreatFederal regulations unveiled Tuesday require the U.S. maritime industry to implement baseline cybersecurity measures amid concerns over exposure to attacks from adversaries such as China. The rules mandate cybersecurity plans and clearly-defined cyber positions in ports and maritime facilities.