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DHS Cyber Board Targets Cloud Security Following Chinese Hacks Of Government Accounts

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, August 14th, 2023

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DHS Cyber Board Targets Cloud Security Following Chinese Hacks Of Government Accounts

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last Friday said a department-led board will review cyber hacks of cloud computing environments with a particular focus on the recently disclosed intrusions of Microsoft [MSFT] email accounts belonging to U.S. government and other government agencies. The Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) will make “actionable recommendations” for government, industry, and cloud service providers “to strengthen identity management and authentication in the cloud,” the Department of Homeland Security said. The board’s recommendations are voluntary. “Organizations of…

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