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CISA and Partners Issue Secure-By-Design Principles for Software Manufacturers
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI, the National Security Agency and cybersecurity authorities of other international allies on Thursday published joint guidance urging software manufacturers to bake secure-by-design…
Podcast | Technology, Defense, And American-Chinese Competition
Chris, Zack, and Melanie sit down to talk about a new article by Eric Schmidt on whether the United States can win an innovation race with China. Where is the…
Video | New York City Now Deploying Robot Police Dogs
The New York City Police Department is deploying robotic dogs for use in life-threatening situations, two years after the city previously canceled the move amid public outcry. “Digidog is out…
Is China Playing Long Game Against Dollar in Middle East?
Last month China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and France’s TotalEnergies conducted the first ever yuan-settled energy deal involving 65,000 tons of Emirati liquified natural gas, as Salim Essaid reports. Iraq and…
FBI Warns Against Using Public Phone Charging Stations
The FBI recently warned consumers against using free public charging stations, saying crooks have managed to hijack public chargers that can infect devices with malware, or software that can give…
Accelerated Defense Podcast: “The Potential of Capital Markets With Frank Finelli and Sam Cole”
BENS Directors Frank Finelli and Sam Cole both joined host Ken Harbaugh for a discussion around our nation’s growing need to build a better “Future Industrial Network.”
The Barbara Bush Foundation Names Chairs for the 2023 National Celebration of Reading
The Honorable Mike Rogers and BENS Director Kristi Rogers will serve as Chairs for the 2023 National Celebration of Reading, to be held on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at the…
Secretary of Defense Announces New Director of the Defense Innovation Unit
The Department of Defense has announced BENS member Doug Beck, Vice President, Americas and Northeast Asia, Apple as the next Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).
Foreign Investment Watch Top Advisors 2023 List
In recognition of her work related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), BENS member Olga Torres, Founder and Managing Member of Torres Trade Law, PLLC has…