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What is new in May, 2024 in Cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity Acceleration Program
BACnet International would like to invite you to the next phase of BACnet cybersecurity, the Cybersecurity Acceleration Program. Designed for manufacturers, the Cybersecurity Acceleration Program aims to reduce their cybersecurity implementation learning curve and align their product development with industry direction on interoperability and best practices. Read more
The SEC’s New Take on Cybersecurity Risk Management
Insights from three companies that recently reported breaches under the new disclosure regulations. Read more
Cybersecurity Leaders Unite To Develop Large-Scale Quantum Security Solutions
- Industry leaders are joining forces to develop robust solutions to preserve data security and privacy in the quantum era.
- The Hyperform consortium unites several leading players in cybersecurity and post-quantum: IDEMIA Secure Transactions, CryptoNext, Atempo, Prim’X, Synacktiv, CEA Leti, INRIA and ANSSI.
- The consortium is funded by the French government investment plan France 2030. Read more
Canada Feds release first enterprise cybersecurity strategy
The federal government has released its first enterprise cybersecurity strategy, supported by its 2024 budget’s investment of $11.1 million over five years for implementation.
As Canada’s public institutions rely more and more on information technology (IT) for digital program and service delivery, they are subject to ongoing, persistent cybersecurity threats. The strategy aims to strengthen safeguards and procedures to detect, disrupt and prevent such threats and address vulnerabilities, to protect government information and assets. Read more
Navigating the AI Revolution: The Global Battle for Tech Supremacy
Artificial intelligence is yielding unprecedented benefits, battles, opportunities and fears — and advancing faster than ever. What is the latest on the global AI landscape? Read more
The Passkeys Primer: Making Sense of the New Security Paradigm
Here are the answers to six common questions around the history, usage and use cases of passkeys. Read more
Analysis of latest NIST cybersecurity framework
Lots of people pay attention to the Cybersecurity Framework from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST came out with a major update recently. The first such update since 2018. For an analysis of what’s changed, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with attorney Lance Taubin, senior associate on the Cyber and Data Team at Alston and Bird.. Read more
