November 5, 2024 at 11:42AM Columbus, Ohio, settled with whistleblower David Leroy Ross after he reported a cyberattack exposing residents’ personal information. The city sued him for damages but agreed to dismiss the case with a permanent injunction, allowing him to share only approved public data, amidst concerns of discouraging future whistleblowers. **Meeting Takeaways:** 1. … Read more
October 23, 2024 at 07:33PM Pennsylvania State University will pay $1.25 million to settle Justice Department claims of misleading cybersecurity compliance. Allegations stem from a whistleblower lawsuit, stating Penn State failed to implement required NIST security standards for sensitive data in contracts with the Pentagon and NASA. The settlement does not imply guilt. **Meeting Takeaways: … Read more
July 5, 2024 at 12:42PM OpenAI experienced an undisclosed breach in early 2023, where attacker stole employee forum discussions. The event raised internal concerns over security measures. Leopold Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI employee, expressed concerns over AGI security and was fired. This incident illuminates internal disagreements on OpenAI’s security approach and its impact on national … Read more
June 25, 2024 at 01:54AM WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released in the U.K. after serving over five years in a maximum-security prison. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to obtain and disclose classified U.S. national defense documents and is set to be sentenced for 62 months already served. Assange has left the country for … Read more
June 24, 2024 at 08:28PM Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been released in the UK after agreeing to plead guilty to US charges. He is set to return to Australia after appearing in a US federal court and it’s likely that he will be heading to the Northern Mariana Islands before going back to Australia. … Read more
June 17, 2024 at 07:52PM Two consulting firms, Guidehouse and Nan McKay and Associates, agreed to pay a total of $11.3 million to settle allegations of cybersecurity failings in the rollout of COVID-19 assistance. The fines were split with Guidehouse paying $7.6 million and NMA $3.7 million. The firms failed to perform required cybersecurity testing, … Read more