New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has unveiled completed cybersecurity regulations for water and wastewater facilities across the state, alongside a $2.5 million grant program meant to assist in risk assessments and system defense upgrades, according to StateScoop.
The company cited concerns that its Claude model could be used for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons systems, leading to the loss of a $200 million contract with the Department of Defense, as reported by Tech Radar.
Texas state agencies and state-owned medical facilities have been urged by Gov. Greg Abbott to address cybersecurity risks linked to Chinese-made patient monitoring devices that could expose sensitive data following alerts from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Food and Drug Administration, StateScoop reports.
CyberScoop reports that the U.S. government is planning to establish a new coordination unit made up of several federal agencies to more effectively address cybersecurity threats as part of the Trump administration's National Cyber Strategy.
The Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act advanced in a party-line vote by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday, drawing criticism from committee Democrats who said the bill weakens accountability for tech companies, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved a bipartisan energy cybersecurity-focused bill package, which is led by the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act, CyberScoop reports.
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