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What a Government Shutdown means for Cybersecurity

Though you may have heard of the possible government shutdown looming overhead, you may not have thought about its implications for national cybersecurity. In the event of a shutdown, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) plans to furlough over 80% of its employees, with only 571 of the current 3,117 employees being retained, as described in the latest version of the DHS’ Procedures Relating to a Lapse in Appropriations. Unless Congress can come to an agreement on the spending budget, the government will shut down on Sunday, October 1st, as the funding for these federal agencies would run out at 12:01 am.

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The MGM and Caesars Entertainment Cyberattacks

Nearly two and a half years have passed since Colonial Pipeline put ransomware into the headlines. Since then, ransomware has ebbed and flowed, but high-profile companies continue to fall prey to cybercrime threat actors, with no end in sight. In a stark reflection of this reality, two behemoth Las Vegas-based casinos—MGM and Caesars Entertainment—became the latest targets, though with one key factor making a difference in the aftermath.

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