Cybersecurity News December 2024

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What is new in December, 2024 in Cybersecurity?

2024 in retrospect: Lessons learned and cyber strategies shaping future of critical infrastructure

As the curtain closes on 2024, the critical infrastructure and OT (operational technology) sectors reflect upon a year of relentless cyber challenges. The intensifying threats have tested industrial organizations’ resilience and have shaped the cyber strategies entering into 2025. Industrial Cyber consulted with cybersecurity experts to identify the most significant industrial cybersecurity challenges faced by organizations in 2024 and to explore how these challenges were addressed. Read more

The Best Cybersecurity Advice I Received in 2024

As PCMag's cybersecurity expert, I interview industry professionals all year long. One thing I ask them all: “What's the security and privacy advice you give to your family and friends?" Here's that wisdom, along with some of my top tips. Read more

Why the U.S. government is saying all citizens should use end-to-end encrypted messaging

The federal government recently revealed a massive hacking campaign called Salt Typhoon that compromised the nation’s largest telecommunications companies including AT&T and Verizon, and which agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation say was orchestrated by China.
While the targets of cyberattack were mostly “high value” like government officials, the FBI, CISA, and the National Security Agency published a joint guide to help protect Americans following the hack. One suggestion is to use end-to-end encryption, a method that makes communications more secure. Read more.

Fact Sheet: Office of the National Cyber Director Publishes the Playbook for Strengthening Cybersecurity in Federal Grant Programs for Critical Infrastructure

he White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the Playbook for Strengthening Cybersecurity in Federal Grant Programs for Critical Infrastructure. The playbook advances the commitment the Administration made in the National Cybersecurity Strategy, to collaborate with “entities, the private sector, and other partners to balance cybersecurity requirements for applicants with technical assistance and other forms of support.” The playbook also advances initiative 3.4.1 of the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan and was put together in coordination with several agencies and departments across the federal government. Learn more

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