Security

White House Releases ‘Privacy Bill of Rights’ for Consumers

February 23, 2012 - The Obama administration wants to work with Congress to pass new privacy legislation.

Senators Clash Over Cybersecurity Legislation

February 21, 2012 - Sen. John McCain vows alternative legislation to the Cybersecurity Act of 2012.

Is Your City the ‘Riskiest’ for Cybercrime?

February 16, 2012 - New list uncovers top-50 cities with the most risk factors for online security issues.

Anonymous Targets Alabama’s Computer Systems

February 12, 2012 - Hacker group “Anonymous” accesses personal information on state and local law enforcement computers.

3 Roads to Executive Buy-in for Cybersecurity

February 6, 2012 - 3 tips for getting the go-ahead on security projects.

Is Cybersecurity as Important as Border Security?

February 2, 2012 - Survey: More than half of cybersecurity experts around the globe think an arms race is taking place in cyberspace.

Ex-Hacker Mafiaboy Discusses Local Government Web Security

January 30, 2012 - A former hacker shares just how vulnerable local governments are to attacks on their systems — and how they can better protect themselves.

Sacramento, Calif.’s Website Hacked, Goes Offline

January 30, 2012 - Site could be affected for several more days.

Is Data Privacy a Relic of the Past?

January 27, 2012 - Federal Trade Commissioner urges corporate data collectors to make their policies more transparent ahead of Data Privacy Day.

Tool Finds Holes in Domain Name System Security Extensions

January 20, 2012 - The DNSViz tool creates graphs of network connections that helps viewers identify security vulnerabilities in domain name system connections.

YouTube Agrees to New Terms of Service for State Agencies

January 17, 2012 - YouTube modifies its terms of service agreement to better protect state government agencies.

Perspective: How to Plug Holes in Disjointed Security

January 13, 2012 - Nick Urick, regional vice president of F5 Networks, discusses the strategies and technologies government should use to withstand today’s evolving cyberthreats.

Los Angeles Axes Plans to Add Police Email to Google Cloud

December 16, 2011 - City officials believe that the security requirements needed by law enforcement were not met by Google’s cloud technology.

California Creates Justice Unit for E-Crimes

December 15, 2011 - The eCrime Unit will work across jurisdictional lines to investigate and prosecute cybercrime, identity theft, computer theft, online child pornography, intellectual property theft and similar crimes.

SF Hackathon Produces Legislative Alert App Prototype

December 12, 2011 - Developers at San Francisco hackathon produce what may be a first-of-its-kind prototype of a legislative alert app that sends notifications via text message.

Security of Grid Demands Single Federal Agency in Charge, MIT Says

December 7, 2011 - Rep. Dan Lungren is expected to introduce a bill to designate the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

9 Cybersecurity Threat Predictions for 2012

December 7, 2011 - Security vendor Imperva predicts what to look out for next year.

Breach of Illinois Water System in Doubt, but Vendor Verdicts Are In

November 28, 2011 - Security vendors weigh in on the seriousness of the issue and what can be done to protect critical infrastructure systems.

L.A. Airports Prepare for Biometric ID Security

November 18, 2011 - The airports are replacing their identification card reader systems and prepping security infrastructure for an eventual upgrade to biometric-based identification.

Rap Video Brings Cowbell to State’s IT Security

November 17, 2011 - What do Snoop Dogg, Drake and the West Virginia chief information security officer have in common?