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In an advisory this week, the Department of Homeland Security warned American organizations of the risks posed by using data services and equipment from firms that have ties to the People's Republic of China. "The PRC presents a grave threat to the data security of the U.S. government and U.S. businesses. It has both the intent and ability to covertly access data directly through entities under the influence or jurisdiction of PRC laws," the DHS says.

The US Department of Homeland Security warned American businesses of the data theft risks behind using equipment and data services provided by companies linked with the People's Republic of China. The DHS said that Chinese companies could be forced by newly enacted PRC laws to cooperate with Chinese security and intelligence services.

The funding continues the ongoing partnership that began in January 2017, in which Bastille helps to secure government organizations through its patented software-defined radio and machine-learning technology that senses, identifies and localizes threats from RF devices. "Government agencies are under constant threat of a cyberattack due to the sensitive nature of the data they possess as well as their access to infrastructure that affects millions of people," said Chris Risley, CEO at Bastille Networks.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, plus the Treasury and Commerce departments, have been hacked in an attack related to the FireEye compromise last week, according to reports. SolarWinds acknowledged the bug in an advisory over the weekend, saying that exploitation of the issue must be done in a "Narrow, extremely targeted, and manually executed attack," and was likely the work of a nation-state.

U.S. DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has warned admins to upgrade their vulnerable OpenSSL instances immediately. OpenSSL advisory states, one place where the GENERAL NAME cmp function is used is when OpenSSL validates a certificate's CRL distribution point field.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election. Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his recent statement defending the security of the election was "Highly inaccurate."

President Trump has fired Chris Krebs, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, after Krebs disputed claims that the U.S. 2020 Presidential Election was insecure and fraudulent. Trump appointed Krebs as the first director of CISA after it was established on November 16, 2018, as part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018.

Two election committees of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a joint statement on Thursday saying there was no evidence of voting systems being compromised, noting that the recent election "Was the most secure in American history." "Other security measures like pre-election testing, state certification of voting equipment, and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's certification of voting equipment help to build additional confidence in the voting systems used in 2020.".

Today, officials from the FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security hastily assembled a conference call with healthcare industry executives warning about an "Imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers." The agencies on the conference call, which included the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, warned participants about "Credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to US hospitals and healthcare providers."

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Departments of Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services issued a joint alert Wednesday warning of an "Imminent" increase in ransomware and other cyberattacks against hospitals and healthcare providers. "Malicious cyber actors are targeting the Sector with TrickBot malware, often leading to ransomware attacks, data theft, and the disruption of healthcare services," the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in its advisory.