Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fairfax-based 91st Cyber Brigade participate in Cyber Shield 21, the Defat of Defense’s largest unclassified cyber defense exercise, July 15, 2021, in Fairfax, Virginia. During the exercise, VNG cyber Soldiers ran a help desk and helped conduct validations for several Cyber Protection Teams. […]
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California Legislation to Watch in 2021: Criminal Justice Reform
(Photo: Caroline Johnson) Although the uprisings of 2020 and ensuing critiques of the criminal legal system failed to inspire the California Legislature to pass meaningful reforms last year, a new, robust round of bills awaits decisions before the 2021 session ends on September 10. Even though there are many bills, […]
T-Mobile Faces Regulatory Scrutiny After Hack
A Federal Communications Commission probe into the hack of T-Mobile US Inc. is the agency’s first high-profile cyber inquiry under a Biden administration that has promised to more aggressively police companies’ security standards and privacy safeguards. The hack, which T-Mobile disclosed on Monday, hit a communications sector in which cyber […]
Google ‘founder’ created revenge site against estranged wife
In 2018, Google shirked off its unofficial motto, “Don’t be evil.” Maybe that was a sign. Scott Hassan, 51, who wrote much of the original code that powers the search giant, is embroiled in a nasty divorce battle that has raged for seven years and involves millions of dollars, claims […]
Lease accounting changes keep on coming
Private companies are facing a deadline on implementing the new lease accounting standard, but recent updates in the rules could make an impact on their financial statements and disclosures. Last month, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an accounting standards update to help lessors account for variable lease payments (see […]
Man wanted for driving motorcycle ‘recklessly’ turns himself in, Madison police say | Crime
Madison police say they are seeking this man who has been driving this motorcycle ‘recklessly’ in the East Washington Avenue area and Downtown. […]