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News and insights to help government IT professionals improve public services as well as help businesses understand how law and policy impacts their IT strategy. Coverage includes government support for IT innovations, examinations of regulations and policymaking that businesses may have to adhere to, motivations behind public and private positions on technology, and the approach government agencies take regarding data, commerce, consumer protections, and privacy.

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Machine Learning & AI

What Could Less Regulation Mean for AI?What Could Less Regulation Mean for AI?

The incoming Trump administration could bring major changes for the AI industry.

byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

Jan 10, 2025

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Cyber Resilience

Nation-State Threats Persist with Information Breach of US Treasury Nation-State Threats Persist with Information Breach of US Treasury

byCarrie Pallardy

Jan 9, 2025

1 Min Read

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Cyber Resilience

Federal Cybersecurity Policy Still Lags Rapid Change Federal Cybersecurity Policy Still Lags Rapid Change

Jan 2, 2025

1 Min Read

US Election AI Deepfake and American media Deepfakes or political deep fake artificial intelligence disinformation as a fake American candidate

Machine Learning & AI

How AI Is Changing Political Campaigns How AI Is Changing Political Campaigns

Dec 24, 2024

1 Min Read

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Cyber Resilience

How Conflict With China Might Play Out in the Cyber Realm How Conflict With China Might Play Out in the Cyber Realm

byCarrie Pallardy

Dec 5, 2024

1 Min Read

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Cyber Resilience

Why IT Leaders Should Hire Veterans for Cybersecurity Roles Why IT Leaders Should Hire Veterans for Cybersecurity Roles

byDavid McGuire

Nov 27, 2024

1 Min Read

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Data Management

Beyond Washington, DC: The State of State-Based Data Privacy Laws

Beyond Washington, DC: The State of State-Based Data Privacy Laws

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor

Cyber Resilience

Does the US Government Have a Cybersecurity Monoculture Problem?

Does the US Government Have a Cybersecurity Monoculture Problem?

byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

TSMC Secures $6.6B as Biden Administration Races to Dole Out CHIPS Act Funds

TSMC Secures $6.6B as Biden Administration Races to Dole Out CHIPS Act Funds

byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek

White House

Cyber Resilience

What Could the Trump Administration Mean for Cybersecurity?

What Could the Trump Administration Mean for Cybersecurity?

byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

What Can Computing Win or Lose at the Ballot Box?

What Can Computing Win or Lose at the Ballot Box?

byNetwork Computing, Contributor

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IT Infrastructure

Broadband Is On the Ballot

Broadband Is On the Ballot

bySalvatore Salamone, Managing Editor, Network Computing

Cyber Resilience

Iranian Threat Actors Ramp Up Ransomware, Cyber Activity

Iranian Threat Actors Ramp Up Ransomware, Cyber Activity

byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

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IT Infrastructure

The Impact of the Presidential Election on Networks

The Impact of the Presidential Election on Networks

byPam Baker, Contributing Writer

Cyber Resilience

Beyond the Election: The Long Cybersecurity Fight vs Bad Actors

Beyond the Election: The Long Cybersecurity Fight vs Bad Actors

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor

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Cyber Resilience

AI Manipulation Threatens the Bonds of Our Digital World

AI Manipulation Threatens the Bonds of Our Digital World

byChristophe Van de Weyer, CEO, Telesign

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Beyond the Election (Part 1): Preparing for New Tech Directives

Beyond the Election (Part 1): Preparing for New Tech Directives

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor

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Machine Learning & AI

As Regulators Escalate Oversight, Who Are the AI Heroes?

As Regulators Escalate Oversight, Who Are the AI Heroes?

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor

California’s New Deepfake Laws Await Test of Enforcement

California’s New Deepfake Laws Await Test of Enforcement

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor

CACI to Buy Tech Firm Azure Summit in $1.28B Deal to Boost Military Business

CACI to Buy Tech Firm Azure Summit in $1.28B Deal to Boost Military Business

byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek

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Cyber Resilience

US Puts Big Bounty Bullseye on Russian Hackers

US Puts Big Bounty Bullseye on Russian Hackers

byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

Post Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Resistant Cryptography with a digital key illustration

Cyber Resilience

5 Steps for Implementing the New Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards

5 Steps for Implementing the New Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards

byJordan Kenyon, Taylor Brady

Quantum cryptography the latest secure data transfer method

Cyber Resilience

What NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Bring to the Table

What NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Bring to the Table

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor

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Cyber Resilience

Examining the National Public Data Breach and Risks for Data Brokers

Examining the National Public Data Breach and Risks for Data Brokers

byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

Cyber Resilience

What Can We Expect from Election Hack Escalations?

What Can We Expect from Election Hack Escalations?

byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

Hooded hacker

Cyber Resilience

What Does the US-Russia Prisoner Swap Mean for Ongoing Cybercrime?

What Does the US-Russia Prisoner Swap Mean for Ongoing Cybercrime?

byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

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Cyber Resilience

Scattered Spider Suspect Nabbed for MGM Ransomware Attack

Scattered Spider Suspect Nabbed for MGM Ransomware Attack

byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

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Machine Learning & AI

Law Enforcement Eyes AI for Investigations and Analysis

Law Enforcement Eyes AI for Investigations and Analysis

byJohn Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author

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Machine Learning & AI

Do the EU’s Proactive Regulations Stifle Tech Innovation?

Do the EU’s Proactive Regulations Stifle Tech Innovation?

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor

Artificial Intelligence Regulations - AI Growth - Generative AI Policy. United States Capitol with computer chip graphic overlayed in corner.

How Government AI Adoption Will Drive Responsible Innovation

How Government AI Adoption Will Drive Responsible Innovation

byChris Briggs, SVP Identity, Mitek

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Machine Learning & AI

Could Antitrust Probes Lead to AI Market Upheaval?

Could Antitrust Probes Lead to AI Market Upheaval?

byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

Hacker in military uniform on dark web, cyberwar concept.

Cyber Resilience

Could the Next War Begin in Cyberspace?

Could the Next War Begin in Cyberspace?

byJohn Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author

Cyber Resilience

6 Months Under the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

6 Months Under the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

Scarlett Johansson at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Machine Learning & AI

Scarlett Johansson, OpenAI, and Silencing ‘Sky’

Scarlett Johansson, OpenAI, and Silencing ‘Sky’

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor

Ambassador-at-Large Nathaniel Fick at the RSA Conference 2024 in San Francisco.

Cyber Resilience

Questions for the Bureau for Cyberspace and Digital Policy

Questions for the Bureau for Cyberspace and Digital Policy

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor

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