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@ D.C.
π³οΈ Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is one of a handful of people vying to run CISA during President-elect Trump's second administration. (Politico)
ποΈ Trump plans to name South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his homeland security secretary. (CNN)
π The Biden administration plans to vote in favor of the United Nations' cybercrime convention. (Bloomberg)
@ Industry
π° Halliburton reported $35 million in costs tied to its August cyberattack. (Cybersecurity Dive)
π΅βπ« Threads is now "overrun" with liberal users spreading election conspiracy theories. (User Mag)
π Encrypted messaging service Signal is rolling out improvements to voice calls on the app, including the ability to share a link to calls similar to a Zoom meeting. (The Verge)
@ Hackers and hacks
π ASML, which makes advanced chipmaking machines, is investigating the cause of an IT outage on Friday that forced some employees to work remotely. (Bloomberg)
π Amazon confirmed that employee data was stolen during a recent "security event" at a third-party vendor. (TechCrunch)
