The @USTreasury has agreed to a #cybersecurity partnership with Israel to protect critical infrastructure and counter the threat of #ransomware. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3HxXuLj

Do you feel your consumer choice and privacy is protected? 🎧 Listen to the TechTank podcast discussing how the @FTC is attempting to promote competition and protect consumer privacy: https://brook.gs/3kPUQXF

Only 26 states have a centralized #broadband office to facilitate updates and improvements. @NPR details first hand accounts of the struggles with internet access in underserved communities like the Navajo Nation: https://n.pr/3oEujxD

A survey found that most employees working within #cybersecurity infrastructure want greater action at the federal level to protect U.S. data and systems. Read more: https://bit.ly/3HDnIMr

.@POTUS has signed the infrastructure bill into law, officially allocating nearly $2 billion for #cybersecurity. Learn more about the spend: https://bit.ly/3cHqz9b

The infrastructure bill approaching @POTUS' desk includes investments designed to protect the country from #cyberattacks. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Dnazot

.@Microsoft joined the #COP26 discussion by announcing new carbon accounting tools with the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability. Explore the plan for a net zero future: https://bit.ly/30r6fWw

A new bill would require online platforms to let users opt-out of having personal data-driven algorithms select the content they see. Read more about the Filter Bubble Transparency Act: https://bit.ly/2YLD6oq

Establishing better broadband infrastructure would give more Americans access to high-speed internet, helping close the #DigitalDivide existing between urban and rural areas. Read how the infrastructure bill aims to tackle this: https://bit.ly/3ov0Cip

Investors and consumers show growing enthusiasm for privacy-focused services. Learn more about the companies paving the way for a secure web-life: https://bit.ly/3FaSwlU

The Biden administration's #infrastructure plan includes $65 billion for #broadband access to improve internet services for rural areas, low-income families, and tribal communities. Read how the money will be divvied up: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-the-infrastructure-bills-65-billion-in-broadband-spending-will-be-doled-out-11636410820

Three good options for expanding coverage to underserved areas:
1️. Fiber
2. 5G
3. Low Earth Orbit Satellites
Read more about how each plays a role in closing the #DigitalDivide: https://bit.ly/3H8Du1M

Oakland expects to close 90% of its #DigitalDivide within five years, a monumental step in bridging the gap for unconnected homes. Find out how the city plans to tighten the gap: https://bit.ly/3okOHDX

The typical data center uses the same amount of water as a city of 30,000-50,000 people. Mushroom tubes and algae bricks are two of the many creative ways @Microsoft is using to reduce water usage by 95% by 2024. Read more: https://www.freethink.com/environment/data-centers

Happy #VeteransDay from VFI! We thank the service members who have dedicated their lives to protecting our country.

See how @MSFT_Military is helping members of the military community gain the skills needed for a career in tech: https://military.microsoft.com/programs/microsoft-software-systems-academy/

How will technology impact business and society? Listen to the in-depth discussion on the future of work from the Life, Meet Tech podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7j5QsK1lxYukbzmdpljjH6?si=4Um0uEqlQkSOpWoiA0xvyQ

Lack of digital literacy leaves many people vulnerable to privacy risks and misinformation. Learn more about the invisible barriers to tackling the #DigitalDivide: https://bit.ly/3o7LvLH

#ICYMI: @EdSuperHighway is proposing to set up free WiFi in low-income apartment buildings, another small step to erasing the #DigitalDivide: https://bit.ly/3CXgNuX

Due to shared internal Facebook documents, lawmakers are renewing calls to regulate tech companies.

🎧 Listen to @SenAmyKlobuchar as she speaks about the issue on The Journal podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4dLJJlwF2HVp3sgGsIJInW?si=4QUeOtZ1RGaJqm48F7RRfg&nd=1