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Lucas Ropek

Staff Writer

Lucas Ropek is a former staff writer for Government Technology.

Clockwise from top left: Meredith Ward, Director of Policy & Research, NASCIO; Maria Thompson, State Chief Risk Officer, North Carolina; Srini Subramanian, Principal, Deloitte and Debbi Blyth, CISO, Colorado speak at a virtual panel where NASCIO's 2020 Cy
Cybersecurity
States Should Use 2020’s Cyber Challenges to Their Advantage
NASCIO has released its biennial study of state-level cybersecurity and while the pandemic has brought new threats, the report’s author says there has never been a better moment for CISOs to show their importance.
October 14, 2020
 · Lucas Ropek
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Cybersecurity
Hacker Campaign Targets Govs' VPN, Windows Vulnerabilities
Federal agencies are warning that a recent wave of intrusion attempts by hackers are targeting state and local governments. Some of the attacks appear to have led to unauthorized access to election support systems.
October 12, 2020
 · Lucas Ropek
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Cybersecurity
How Colorado Is Preparing for Election Night Disinformation
Bracing for a potential swell in foreign interference, the Centennial State has brought on a new team of national security experts to monitor and mitigate potential threats against county election systems.
October 09, 2020
 · Lucas Ropek
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Cybersecurity
North Dakota Launches Statewide Cybersecurity Campaign
Since the pandemic began, attempted cyberattacks on state entities have been incessant, but North Dakota hopes to cut down on risk by spreading information about common threats to its entire population.
October 08, 2020
 · Lucas Ropek
An abstract image of facial recognition being used on a crowd.
Policy
After Stops and Starts, Utah Enacts Biometric Guardrails
Unchecked surveillance concerns forced the state's public safety agency to re-evaluate how it uses biometric technology with a focus on a more transparent, audit-ready process, bolstered by implicit bias training.
October 02, 2020
 · Lucas Ropek
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Cybersecurity
Reducing Cyber-risks in As-a-Service IT Agreements
Outsourcing government IT services to a number of smaller companies, rather than the monolithic contracts of the past, has become common practice, but ensuring all those contractors are secure is an ongoing challenge.
October/November 2020
 · Lucas Ropek
Indianapolis, Indiana's Monument Circle
Workforce & People
Indianapolis Names Elliott Patrick to CIO Position
Indianapolis officials selected Elliott Patrick, an IT staffer with public- and private-sector experience, to replace former CIO Ken Clark. According to a local report, he's the city-county's first Black CIO.
September 30, 2020
 · Lucas Ropek
a phishing attack
Cybersecurity
Washington State Agencies Battle Large Phishing Campaign
A large campaign launched by a single hacking group has managed to infiltrate multiple agencies within the Washington state government, according to reports. Ransomware does not appear to be involved, officials say.
September 28, 2020
 · Lucas Ropek
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GovTech Biz
Oklahoma Partners with Anomali on Threat Intelligence
The adoption of a new statewide threat intelligence platform will enable Oklahoma's IT agency to better share information about bad actors with the other public entities throughout the state.
September 24, 2020
 · Lucas Ropek
Cryptocurrency
Cybersecurity
Cryptocurrency Tracer Could Give Cops an Edge on Cybercrime
New investigative tools may help average law enforcement agencies more effectively track criminal activity made profitable through cryptocurrency. This includes ransomware schemes and other popular hacks.
September 22, 2020
 · Lucas Ropek
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