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Data breaches often turn out to be worse than they first appear, as investigators begin probing exactly what happened and when.
The massive SolarWinds supply chain attack, which was identified by FireEye in December 2020 after it traced back a breach of its systems that resulted in the theft of penetration testing tools, has already fit that mold in spades. Now, it appears that attackers had backdoored SolarWinds Orion network monitoring software by last March, which was used by 18,000 customers.
Incident responders have been racing to identify exactly who then got hit with second-stage attacks via the Orion backdoor, dubbed Sunburst, as well as what types of information they may have stolen. Victims are suspected to number in the hundreds, and are known to include Microsoft and Cisco, as well as the U.S. government s Commerce, Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, Labor, State and Treasury departments.
7 key areas of legislative and policy successes by the ABA in the 116th Congress
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The first session of the 116th Congress started in 2019 with a politically divided government and the longest federal government shutdown in history. It ended with the impeachment of the president by the Democratic-led House of Representatives.
The second session started in 2020 with the Republican-led Senate acquittal of the president, followed quickly by the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The rapidly spreading virus compelled Congress to close its doors to the public, transformed daily life throughout the nation and dominated much of the legislative agenda for the remainder of the year. The 116th Congress ended with a presidential election, concerns over the peaceful transition of power, and a rush to fund the government for the remainder of FY 2021 and provide additional coronavirus relief prior to adjournment.
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One of the myriad ways Black Americans have contributed to the growth and development of the United States has been through service in the federal government despite substantialbarriers to their success.
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Government Executive has recognized distinguished public servants throughout American history via induction into the Government Hall of Fame. Many of the inductees are Black leaders who have served in critical positions in the U.S. government some prominent, some lesser-known. All, however, have made powerful contributions to American life and history, from giving voice to enslaved Black people to making calculations vital to John Glenn’s historic space flight.
Despite a Senate Republican $600 billion counterproposal with $1,000 checks, Congressional Democrats are moving ahead with President Biden s $1.9 trillion economic stimulus and relief package with $1,400 payments.
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