DOGE plan: Audacious, but what about agencies like TSA?
DOGE crew wants to drastically cut government. Cutting the employees and agencies doing some work will just go to contractors with less accountability. DOGE designees Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk state they will drastically downsize the government in part by going after regulations, and thereby the people who write and enforce them. Aviation and the work of people like Rottman provides a great set of questions. {Read full article here}
Abu Dhabi to host World Crisis Management Summit 2025
Abu Dhabi will host the World Crisis and Emergency Management Summit 2025 on April 8-9, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Advisor. The summit, organized by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), will be held under the theme “Together Towards Building Global Resilience.” {Read full article here}
Five ransomware groups, including RansomHub and LockBit 3.0, accounted for 40% of all cyber-attacks in Q3 2024, highlighting the increasing complexity and competition within the ransomware ecosystem, according to research by Corvus Insurance. {Read full article here}
Corvus Insurance has released its Q3 2024 Cyber Threat Report, highlighting a shift in ransomware attack tactics, with nearly 30% of incidents linked to vulnerabilities in virtual private networks (VPNs) and weak passwords. {Read full article here}