Cybersecurity
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A contract with Motorola Solutions will enable the county to do a better job of safeguarding its emergency radio communications system. Tower sites and radio dispatch consoles will get 24/7 security. -
With its longtime federal support now withdrawn, one of the country’s largest public-sector cybersecurity support organizations has moved to a new paid model where states handle the bill for its services.
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Legislation proposed by Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, would do away with several state boards and commissions. If it becomes law, the Missouri Cybersecurity Commission would be among them.
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Employees of Santa Fe, N.M., must now reapply for access to the city's social media accounts and email list. The city spokesperson said the change relates to cybersecurity and is more of a new practice than a new policy.
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Big tech companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple could soon face a 2 percent tax in New York state for profiting off of consumer data — if a recently proposed bill gains enough support to become law.
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Instead of taking off their shoes, departing passengers could step onto a small platform that would use electromagnetic waves to check for any object hidden inside shoes that could pose a threat onboard.
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2020 saw the FBI, CISA and local governments collaborate more closely to keep elections secure. Building on these efforts and better engaging private companies and the public will help protect future elections, experts say.
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Washington state officials say jobless claims in May have spiked, and fraudsters are in the mix. The fraud isn't as severe as it was last year, but criminals will adapt to new security measures, experts say.
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During the 2021 RSA Conference, SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna, along with other experts, shared many lessons learned about the infamous hack that put U.S. governments and companies on notice.
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Momentum may be building for a federal data breach reporting law and for a Bureau of Cyber Statistics dedicated to attaching more hard numbers to the cybersecurity problem, said speakers at the RSA Conference.
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As Wyoming continues to assess the damages involved in a high-profile health data leak, CIO Gordon Knopp has quit his position. State Information Services Administrator Timothy Sheehan is Knopp's current replacement.
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The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and resulting gas shortages across North Carolina show the need for more pipelines and gas storage, officials from the energy and petroleum industry told a state Senate committee.
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As part of a recent ransomware attack on the police department of Washington, D.C., cyber criminals released sensitive information on about two dozen officers. Experts say hackers can be serious threats to public safety.
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Some experts believe New Jersey, which is considered one of the least secure states in regard to voting, should invest in paper trails, but the solution could cost between $60 million and $80 million.
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What can state and federal lawmakers do to head off the damage of another Colonial Pipeline-style cyber incident? Experts weigh in on how cybersecurity expectations need to change.
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The American Petroleum Institute told media this week the incident underscores the vital importance of maintaining the nation's pipeline infrastructure and developing additional pipeline infrastructure.
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Faced with mounting pressure to return to normal gasoline and jet fuel production levels, Colonial Pipeline Co. reportedly paid a $5 million ransom to the Eastern European hacking group this week.
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This Cyber Citizenship initiative, developed by a partnership between New America and Cyber Florida, will equip educators with resources to teach K-12 students how to identify misinformation online.
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After a May 1 malware attack, Anson County, N.C., lost several services, including email and telephone. The county, however, doesn't believe any employee or citizen data was affected.
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Chief privacy officers, long employed by companies, are no longer rare in state government.
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The order introduces the “software bill of materials” and Cybersecurity Safety Review Board, holds federal contractors to new incident reporting standards and modernizes agencies’ strategies.
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