AI and Cybersecurity

Both the AI and cybersecurity fields have grown at a rapid pace in recent years and with that growth, significant overlap between the two technologies. Ethical challenges and questions of how these two fields can work together have also come up. While both of these technologies have their own advantages and limitations, it's important to assess how they may affect each other when combined.

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How to Develop a Cybersecurity Program

IT managers are tasked with securing their company’s sensitive information and data and the way an organization handles a cybersecurity threat can affect all departments and stakeholders, as well as impact a company’s image which is why it's integral to know how to develop a cybersecurity program. Maybe your company’s current cybersecurity plan needs improvement or maybe your organization is completely new to the concept of cybersecurity. Cybercrime is a threat all companies should prepare for, regardless of their size or industry.

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Pentagon Issues Memo on Continuous Authorization to Operate; Continuous Vetting of All Troops; Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation Adoption

DEFENSE AGENCY AND DOD FIELD ACTIVITY DIRECTORS - MEMORANDUM PENTAGON LEADERSHIP

February 2022

SUBJECT: Continuous Authorization To Operate (cATO)

The Risk Management Framework (RMF) establishes the continuous management of system cybersecurity risk. Current RMF implementation focuses on obtaining system authorizations (ATOs) but falls short in implementing continuous monitoring of risk once authorization has been reached. Efforts in the Department are attempting to emphasize the continuous monitoring step of RMF to allow for continuous authorization (cATO). Real-time or near real-time data analytics for reporting security events is essential to achieve the level of cybersecurity required to combat today’s cyber threats and operate in contested spaces. The purpose of this memo is to provide specific guidance on the necessary steps to allow systems to operate under a cATO state.

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New Horizons Learning Group Launches IT Apprenticeship Program

 

We are excited to announce our new apprenticeship program in California for aspiring IT professionals, launched in collaboration with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and CompTIA.

New Horizons Learning Group is the latest organization to join CompTIA Apprenticeships for Tech, a national initiative to help employers fill current and long-term IT staffing needs through an “earn and learn” apprenticeship program that is also creating employment opportunities for people from a diversity of backgrounds.

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How Do You Implement a Cybersecurity Strategy?


In today's fast-paced, content-driven world, how do you implement a cybersecurity strategy? Development teams are expected to crank out apps and software at rapid speed. Consequently, cybersecurity often comes last on the list of priorities. This is a dangerous consequence as cybercrime becomes the U.S.' biggest foreign security threat. Cybersecurity teams and development teams tend to work separately, but when working collaboratively, can become a strong defense against bad actors who seek to destroy the software and apps they've worked so hard to create.

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