“The broader issue of cyber mercenaries is at the core of a set of principles that the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, an industry coalition, released Monday. Those tenets are designed to help technology companies ‘curb’ a growing market. Major technology and cybersecurity companies — like Cisco, Facebook parent Meta, Microsoft and its GitHub subsidiary, Trend Micro, and Google — have endorsed the document.” via @washingtonpost
Full text of the Principles here:
Recent report from US GAO on ransomware shows significant impacts on K-12 schools over the past few years. Report also concludes that more ongoing interaction by the federal government—beyond providing online safety guidance—will be necessary to allay further attacks and prevent future harms.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-106279
Will be interesting to see what conclusions come out of the report @cisagov is required to produce under the K-12 Cybersecurity Act.
