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Mon, 06/05/2023

Cities and towns don’t have the knowledge, staff, or money to fend off cyberattacks themselves. They need help - says the Boston Globe

In late April, the City of Lowell's computer system was hacked, disrupting their phone and computer systems. This is just an example of...

Tue, 05/30/2023

Amidst advancements in generative AI tools, this MIT Technology Review article summarizes 6 potential avenues for countries to regulate AI, and their respective pros and cons.

Entities that have proposed joint-regulations include the OECD, UN, EU, Council of Europe, Global Partnership on...

Thu, 04/27/2023

The Cybersecurity Best Practices for Smart Cities guide has been issued by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the Cybersecurity and...

Tue, 04/18/2023

The Electronic Frontier Foundation Opinion Piece on the U.N. Cybercrime Treaty

As the fifth session of the UN Cybercrime Convention commenced in Vienna at the beginning of April, the Electronic Frontier Foundation raised concerns with how the UN Cybercrime Treaty would...

Tue, 02/21/2023

This paper published in the Journal of Cyber Policy takes a close look at patterns of cyberattacks, types of attackers, the frequencies of incidents and breaches of local government IT systems, and purposes of attacks based on survey data collected in 2020 by key informants in local governments...

Mon, 12/12/2022

This paper by the Third Way Cyber Enforcement Initiative addresses the strategy and enforcement gap in cybersecurity in the U.S.

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Mon, 10/31/2022

US to launch ‘labeling’ rating program for internet-connected devices in 2023

The Biden administration said it will launch a cybersecurity labeling program for consumer Internet of Things devices starting in 2023 in an effort to protect...

Tue, 10/18/2022

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently released the notice of funding opportunity for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). This program is funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and provides a total of...

Wed, 08/24/2022

Mary Ellen Zurko pioneered user-centered security in the 1990s. Now she’s using those insights to help the nation thwart influence operations.

Now a cybersecurity researcher at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Zurko is still enmeshed in humans’ relationship...