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Lawmakers say it’s time for a Texas Cyber Command
(KXAN, May 26th)
- Texas House Bill 150 would establish the Texas Cyber Command, a component of the University of Texas System, to safeguard the state’s vital infrastructure and government agencies from attacks.
- The Texas Cyber Command bill passed the Senate in the final week of the legislative session. The bill now awaits House approval of an amendment made in the Senate.
- UPDATE: Texas Cyber Command Passes Texas Legislature
(Texas Border Business, May 30th)Vermont cyber analyst earns national award for threat response
(Burlington Free Press, May 27th)
- National Network of Fusion Centers honored Ryan McLiverty with a citation for Excellence in the Field of Cyber Protection at its annual conference
- His work includes election support, incident reporting, intelligence sharing, weekly cyber threat reporting and engaging with new partners.Attack on LexisNexis Risk Solutions exposes data on 300k+
(The Register, May 28th)
- An "unauthorized party" gained access to a third-party software development platform on December 25, 2024 - detected the intrusion on April 1, but said there was no impact on its own networks or systems.
- Circa 360,000 people affected, "No financial, credit card, or other sensitive personal information was accessed" and said it believes its own systems, infrastructure, and products were not "compromised."The Ancient Warfare Tactics Behind Modern Cyber Attacks
(The History Channel, May 29th)
- Today’s cyber warriors use strategies once wielded by legendary generals such as Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan.
- TW: Sun Tzu in The Art of War.Czech government holds China responsible for cyber-attack on Ministry of Foreign Affairs network
(Radio Prague International, May 29th)
- Substantial critical infrastructure cyber-attack began in 2022, with perpetrators having gained access to unclassified internal documents and thousands of private emails.
- An investigation conducted jointly by the Security Information Service, Military Intelligence, the Office for Foreign Relations and Information, and the National Cyber and Information Security Agency identified the actor behind the cyber-attack as APT31, a cyber-espionage group associated with the Chinese Ministry of State Security.
How is the LexisNexis story not making bigger headlines?