Bluepurple Pulse: week ending August 13th
US doing what it does best... going big... on cyber on all fronts...
Welcome to the weekly highlights and analysis of the blueteamsec subreddit (and my wider reading). Not everything makes it in, but the best bits do.
Operationally this week nothing overly of note, the usual cyber conga lines moves on and on..
In the high-level this week:
the above announces DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC)
Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Efforts to Strengthen America’s K-12 Schools’ Cybersecurity - up to $200 million over three years to strengthen cyber defenses in K-12 schools and libraries in tandem with other federal agencies that have deep expertise in cybersecurity.
DHS Announces Additional $374.9 Million in Funding to Boost State, Local Cybersecurity - a first-of-its-kind cybersecurity grant program specifically for state, local, and territorial (SLT) governments across the country to help them strengthen their cyber resilience
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