#Microsoft announces new security efforts following breach of US officials’ emails

#Microsoft announces new security efforts following breach of US officials’ emails

Microsoft laid out several steps it plans to take to strengthen security Thursday after Chinese hackers were able to gain access to U.S. officials’ email accounts through its system earlier this year. The “Secure Future Initiative” aims to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and counter cyberthreats, expand default security controls embedded in Microsoft products…

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#Education Department withholding payment to student loan servicer after billing statement errors

#Education Department withholding payment to student loan servicer after billing statement errors

The Department of Education announced Monday that it is withholding millions of dollars in payment to the student loan servicer Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) over billing statement errors it made.  The department said MOHELA “failed to meet its basic obligation” of getting the statements out in a reasonable timeframe, resulting in 2.5 million…

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#Kirby says US strikes on Iran proxies in Syria were ‘self-defense’

#Kirby says US strikes on Iran proxies in Syria were ‘self-defense’

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said Friday that the United States’s strikes on Iran proxies in Syria were made in self-defense. Kirby spoke with ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday morning after President Biden ordered U.S. military forces to carry out “self-defense airstrikes” on a weapons storage facility and an ammunition storage area used by…

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