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Time For Government To Mandate Cyber Breach Notification, Tech Heads Say

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021

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Time For Government To Mandate Cyber Breach Notification, Tech Heads Say

In the wake of the recently disclosed breach of some federal and private sector networks likely by a Russian intelligence organization, the U.S. government needs to mandate that private sector entities whose networks have been breached notify the government of an incident, executives from Microsoft [MSFT] and FireEye [FEYE] said on Tuesday. Current information about cyber hacks and breaches is “too often” siloed within the government and the private sector, said Brad Smith, president of Microsoft. The information “doesn’t come…

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]