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OIG again deems HHS’ infosec program ineffective
Similar to its findings last year, the Office of Inspector General said Tuesday that the U.S. Health and Human Services continued to have difficulty in identifying, detecting, responding to and recovering from threats to information security. WHY IT MATTERS In its annual audit required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, OIG said
November 20, 2024
Psst! Infosec bigwigs: Wanna be head of security at HM Treasury for £50k?
Given the importance of the Treasury department's function to Britain, Reg readers might expect the Head of Cyber Security vacancy currently being advertised would come with a salary that reflects its criticality. They'd be sorely disappointed: the starting salary for the right candidate is £50,550 (c. $62,500), which many infosec hounds in the private sector
March 31, 2023
Infosec big dogs break out the bubbly over UK government’s latest cyber strategy emission
Big industry players have praised the latest cybersecurity strategy emitted by the British government, rubbing their hands with glee at its promises of lucrative public contracts for the rest of the 2020s. The snappily titled Government Cyber Security Strategy, wheeled out yesterday, will set UK domestic cybersecurity strategy for the next eight years. It is…
January 26, 2022
Infosec chap: I found a way to hijack your web accounts, turn on your webcam from Safari – and Apple gave me $100k
A security bod scored a $100,500 bug bounty from Apple after discovering a vulnerability in Safari on macOS that could have been exploited by a malicious website to potentially access victims' logged-in online accounts – and even their webcams. Ryan Pickren, last seen on The Register after scooping $75k from Cupertino's coffers for finding an…
January 26, 2022