Cybersecurity
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State leaders prioritized AI advancement in 2025; CIO Alberto Gonzalez said it will help support being efficient and improved service delivery for residents. Onboarding staff has been greatly quickened. -
What cyber trends and predictions are coming for 2026? Here’s your annual security industry prediction report roundup for the new year, highlighting insights from the top vendors, publications and thought leaders.
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The local government was among many nationwide that were impacted by a cyber attack on the CodeRED platform. Its owner has transferred the county and other subscribers to a new system.
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The federal infrastructure bill may be murkier than it appears. The large piece of legislation seems to include multiple exceptions to the Freedom of Information Act. Some of the exceptions may be illegal.
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If signed into law, House Bill 4778 would ban state agencies from using apps like Signal, Telegram and Whatsapp on government-issued devices to avoid Freedom of Information Act requirements.
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National Cyber Director Chris Inglis and representatives of CISA and the FBI Cyber Division discussed state and local cybersecurity supports, incident reporting law and larger anti-ransomware strategies in a House hearing.
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A person posing as a vendor who was doing work for the Washington County government attempted in August to illegally redirect more than $3 million worth of the county’s funds to a fraudulent account.
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To combat false narratives and foster trust in reliable information, governments can invest in local news, support empathy-building initiatives, and ensure election processes are traceable, a new report says.
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The New York-based company is pushing into the public sector as more agencies lean on the latest tools to prevent fraudulent claims for services and benefits. The funding reflects digital ID’s move into the mainstream.
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As part of a project that affects multiple departments, Ohio is requiring unemployment insurance filers to create an account with the state's OH|ID platform. The ID will allow access to other state programs.
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After Gov. Mike Parson condemned a reporter for exposing a data leak on a state website, his administration will pay $800,000 to provide credit monitoring to 620,000 former and current teachers affected by the leak.
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Making state history, Maryland now has a chief privacy officer in Laura Gomez-Martin and a chief data officer in Patrick McLoughlin. The appointments were announced yesterday by Gov. Larry Hogan.
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Chandler is now the first municipality in Arizona to test mobile voting with Voatz, a blockchain-based technology that has been piloted to a limited extent in a handful of real elections.
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After an April ransomware attack downed systems for two weeks, Gary, Ind., officials are hoping a new cybersecurity contract will help fend off threats and reduce the chances of a repeat incident.
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At the NASCIO Annual conference, CIO Tracy Barnes outlined how Indiana IT is leading by example as they move applications to the cloud, as well as his plans for secure and efficient identity and access management.
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The United States and European allies recently made multiple arrests for cyber crimes committed by the international ransomware group called REvil. Whether the arrests will make a real impact remains to be seen.
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Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act Working Group has recommended giving the Attorney General’s office new tools to enforce the privacy law as well as launching consumer education efforts.
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A legal document — notifying the state Attorney General's Office of the breach on behalf of Benton County — did not identify whether those affected were county employees or county residents.
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A report by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office says 6.3 million notices of data breaches have been delivered to state residents in 2021. This number eclipses the previous record of 3.5 million in 2018.
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Through a partnership with Dell Technologies, the state has upgraded its primary data center, invested in a second center to create a digital backup of its current system and migrated a staggering 2.6 petabytes of data.
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Relying on a one-off cybersecurity plan is no viable way for governments to defend their systems. Leadership changes, budgets and new technologies must be continually considered for long term success.
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