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US sanctions Russia-linked disinformation network for involvement in attempts to influence US election Updated 4:21 PM ET, Mon January 11, 2021 The US Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) (Photo credit should read ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP/Getty Images) (CNN)The US announced sanctions Monday against a group of Russian-linked Ukrainians, including two people who worked closely with Trump allies to discredit President-elect Joe ...

Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Cambridge Global Advisors (CGA) — a strategic advisory services firm with expertise and experience at the global, national, state, and local levels — proudly announced that Senior Advisor Nicole Tisdale served on the Biden-Harris Transition Team for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Her service, which ended on Inauguration Day, focused on personnel and policy recommendations for the Managem...

During a Tuesday (Jan. 12) morning news conference, Governor John Bel Edwards announced his decision to keep Louisiana under its current Phase 2 Modified Restrictions. 

In wake of 2020 election, state GOP lawmakers aim to change election laws By Adam Brewster, Caitlin Huey-Burns January 25, 2021 / 6:00 AM / CBS News Republicans push for voter restrictions Since Novembers election, Republican Pennsylvania state Representative Jim Gregory has been inundated with calls from constituents angry about the results and his previous support for legislation that expanded absentee voting. He found one call so troubling that law enforcement had t...

The Cybersecurity 202: Heres what lawmakers want Biden to do on cybersecurity in his first 100 days Tonya Riley with Aaron Schaffer The brand-new Biden administration is already thinking about how to counter a sweeping Russian-led hacking campaign that breached several federal agencies.  “We reserve the right to respond at a time and manner of our choosing to any cyberattack,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters yesterday.  The name-check of the So...

5 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The hacking group behind the SolarWinds compromise was able to break into Microsoft Corp and access some of its source code, Microsoft said on Thursday, something experts said sent a worrying signal about the spies’ ambition. FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S. November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Source code - the underlying set of instructions that run a piece of software or operating system - is typically among a technol...

Congress will consider whether to require companies – or government agencies – to disclose breaches.

5 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The hacking group behind the SolarWinds compromise was able to break into Microsoft Corp and access some of its source code, Microsoft said on Thursday, something experts said sent a worrying signal about the spies’ ambition. FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City on July 28, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar Source code - the underlying set of instructions that run a piece of software or operating system - is typically among a tec...

In November, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (left) became the chair of the Republican Attorneys General Association, while Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (right) became RAGAs policy chair and chair of the groups Rule of Law Defense Fund, which was among the sponsors of the Trump rally preceding the U.S. Capitol Riot and sent out robocalls urging people to march to the Capitol to "stop the steal." (Official portraits.) After its nonprofit subsidiary promoted lies about election fra...

Phase 2 restrictions will remain in effect four more weeks, based on the ongoing spike in positive cases of coronavirus and a dwindling number of available beds in hospitals statewide.