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WH officials propose ending the "dual-hat" leadership arrangement of NSA and Cyber Command, renewing debate over splitting up the agencies amid recent attacks (Katie Bo Williams/Defense One)

Katie Bo Williams / Defense One: WH officials propose ending the “dual-hat” leadership arrangement of NSA and Cyber Command, renewing debate over splitting up the agencies amid recent attacks  —  An end to the “dual hat” arrangement has been debated for years — but the timing raises questions. WH officials propose ending the "dual-hat" leadership

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Experts say the SolarWinds hack shows that the US still has no good answers to combat "supply chain" attacks, which are "ridiculously difficult" to detect (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)

Lily Hay Newman / Wired: Experts say the SolarWinds hack shows that the US still has no good answers to combat “supply chain” attacks, which are “ridiculously difficult” to detect  —  Despite years of warning, the US still has no good answer for the sort of “supply chain” attack that let Russia run wild. Experts

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How a years long effort to create Cyberpunk 2077, marred by infighting, incompetence, and poor planning, brought the Polish studio CD Projekt RED to its knees (New York Times)

New York Times: How a years long effort to create Cyberpunk 2077, marred by infighting, incompetence, and poor planning, brought the Polish studio CD Projekt RED to its knees  —  Nearly a decade of hype led to a troubled release riddled with glitches, a livid fan base, refunds for potentially millions of players and a

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Twitter updates its election misinformation labels to say "election officials have certified Joe Biden as the winner of the U.S. Presidential election" (Janet W. Lee/Variety)

Janet W. Lee / Variety: Twitter updates its election misinformation labels to say “election officials have certified Joe Biden as the winner of the U.S. Presidential election”  —  Trump’s tweets disputing Joe Biden’s election victory now include a label clarifying that “election officials have certified Joe Biden … Twitter updates its election misinformation labels to

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Sources: WH officials were ready to release a statement on Friday accusing Russia of being "the main actor" in the SolarWinds hack, but were told to stand down (Associated Press)

Associated Press: Sources: WH officials were ready to release a statement on Friday accusing Russia of being “the main actor” in the SolarWinds hack, but were told to stand down  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Contradicting his secretary of state and other top officials, President Donald Trump … Sources: WH officials were ready to release a

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US officials say the hacking campaign involving SolarWinds would likely still be undetected if not for a security alert at FireEye that triggered scrutiny (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: US officials say the hacking campaign involving SolarWinds would likely still be undetected if not for a security alert at FireEye that triggered scrutiny  —  Suspected Russian hack involving SolarWinds software that compromised parts of the U.S. government was executed on a scale that has surprised even veteran security experts US officials

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