Blog: The Federal Partnership for Interoperable Communications (FPIC) Releases the Transition to Advanced Encryption Standard White Paper

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October 27, 2023,The Federal Partnership for Interoperable Communications (FPIC) has released The Transition to Advanced Encryption Standard White Paper.  The White Paper highlights the vulnerabilities of the continued use of the Data Encryption Standard (DES) and non-standard algorithms and provides an overview of actions and next steps being taken to support state, local, tribal, territorial

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CISA Announces New Release of Logging Made Easy

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October 27, 2023,WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announces a new release of Logging Made Easy, a Windows-based, free and open log management solution designed to help organizations more effectively use available security data to detect and address cyber threats.In April 2023, CISA assumed Logging Made Easy from the United Kingdom’s National

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CISA Announces Launch of Logging Made Easy

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Today, CISA announces the launch of a new version of Logging Made Easy (LME), a straightforward log management solution for Windows-based devices that can be downloaded and self-installed for free. CISA’s version reimagines technology developed by the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), making it available to a wider audience. Log management makes systems more secure.

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Plumbing supply company pays $3.2M to escrow for more than 700 employees, cannot retaliate against employees who exercise rights after federal investigation, litigation

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BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor stands to recover more than $3.2 million in overtime back wages for more than 700 sales representatives of a Bedford, Massachusetts, plumbing supply company after a federal court agreed with the department and concluded on summary judgment that the employer misclassified the employees as exempt from overtime under the Fair

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US Department of Labor cites Kissimmee grocery store after investigation finds 65-year-old worker’s employer could have prevented fatal fall

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KISSIMMEE, FL – Federal workplace safety investigators have determined that the operator of a Kissimmee grocery store could have prevented a 65-year-old clerk’s fatal fall from a defective ladder by following required safety procedures.A U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation into the May 2023 incident at Kissimmee Meat & Produce Inc. found that the employee fell

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