Cybersecurity
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How can enterprises scale cyber defenses for the coming agentic workforce? What are the top cyber trends and challenges flowing from our new normal? Let’s explore through an RSAC lens. -
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing her phishing and website spoofing consumer alerts following a report of fraudulent Facebook event pages impersonating popular art fairs and festivals.
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The agency, known as AMHC, suffered a ransomware attack this month, allegedly from a cyber crime group based in Russia. In a statement, the organization said it “experienced a network disruption.”
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The deal models a new enterprise-focused approach, says CIO Jamie Grant. The Florida Digital Service is pushing to better vet IT procurements, launch a cybersecurity operations center and win the trust of other agencies.
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Texas has refused to modernize and create an online voter registration system. As a result, communities across the state have less accurate voter rolls, and taxpayer money is wasted on paper.
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Pembroke Pines is yet another South Florida city that has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The attack briefly knocked the city's systems offline, but it remains unknown if any personal data was stolen.
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Cybersecurity has been a white-hot issue in the opening of 2022 with multiple high-profile news stories documenting breaches, phishing attempts and other security-related issues across the country.
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During a recent U.S. House hearing, experts discussed how the federal government can help state and local election officials defend election software, stop doxxing of election officials and the looming misinformation threat.
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Thousands of records containing health information and hundreds more with personal identifying information were exposed after a phishing scam involving Sacramento County employees last year.
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People who use the IRS digital portal will need to be prepared starting in the summer to submit a live video selfie and various documentation to make and view payments and access tax records.
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants to take the fight to hackers by developing cybersecurity standards that outline how U.S. power grids can search for intruders within networks.
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The structure — which replaces a hangar that is nearly 100 years old — will include a six-bay hangar, maintenance shops, administrative space and storage for parts, ground-support equipment and hazardous materials.
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Police departments across the country suffered a slew of damaging ransomware attacks in 2021. The new year promised more of the same, but what should law enforcement agencies really be concerned with in 2022?
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The California Department of Technology disputes many of the findings in a new report from the California State Auditor, the latest in a series of critiques of the agency since 2013.
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Federal lawmakers think a bill would annihilate a duopoly that Apple and Google hold on the mobile market. The two companies, however, have argued the bill will make it harder to protect users' privacy and security.
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker filed a $5 billion bill that would commit $185 million to state IT for cybersecurity and system upgrades. The bill would also address areas like public safety infrastructure.
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Former Clerk Treasurer John Millard initiated 20 automated clearing house payments from the city’s bank account to multiple out-of-state bank accounts from March 19 to May 4, 2020, per a report.
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Yesterday, federal officials discussed which cybersecurity policies should take highest priority. Two suggestions involved mandatory incident reporting and addressing the semiconductor chip shortage.
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The Maryland Department of Health said a ransomware attack is what disrupted its systems and services last month. Although officials didn't state much about the attack, they said the ransom wasn't paid.
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Particularly in light of the new federal cybersecurity grant program, governments need to establish updated cyber response plans that go beyond short-term solutions and set agencies up to tackle future risks.
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LA Secure, a new free app for riders of buses and trains across the Los Angeles Metro system alerts riders of malicious links, rogue Wi-Fi signals and other cybersecurity threats associated with using public transit Wi-Fi.
