Cybersecurity
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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. -
Cybersecurity experts say AI and automation are changing how much impact manipulated data can have on government technology systems.
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Laci Henegar, Rogers State University's STEM coordinator, graduated in December with the university's first master's degree in cybersecurity policy, governance and training.
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After a recent cyber attack against thousands of Microsoft Exchange email clients, the company is reportedly reconsidering how and when it releases information about software vulnerabilities.
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A Senate committee hearing earlier this week pitted researchers against three major social media companies over the question of whether algorithms are to blame for harmful content on the platforms.
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According to a statement issued Tuesday by the Wyoming Department of Health, files were mistakenly uploaded by an official to private and public online repositories on servers belonging to GitHub.com.
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A new law in West Virginia expands and streamlines fragmented cyber incident reporting to give the state a more informed view of its security standing, allowing it to better defend citizens’ data.
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The bipartisan Consumer Data Protection Act was recently signed into law by Gov. Ralph Northam. The law gives the state the authority to collect fines from companies that violate the new rules.
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The nation is debating Section 230 reform, but fighting social media disinformation may be less about what users can say than about how platforms can amplify and recommend it, said MIT panelists.
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Launching the Oklahoma Information Sharing and Analysis Center and switching from a castle-and-moat to zero trust cybersecurity model has helped the state respond to the past year’s evolving threat landscape.
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With local governments, schools and businesses using the Internet to stay connected, hackers have been at work trying to exploit weaknesses in computer systems to steal money and personal information.
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Five states are part of the National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices 2021 Policy Academy. Here’s how three states — Indiana, Kansas and Montana — plan to bolster their cybersecurity through the program.
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New data from Imperva suggests government websites may be at higher risk of being targeted by “bad bots” as the pandemic continues, but experts say there’s plenty agencies can do to be prepared.
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Although the new plan is billed as a 100-day sprint — which includes a series of consultations between utilities and the government — it will likely take years to fully implement, experts say.
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Connecticut and seven other states were impacted by the attack against vendor Applus Technologies. The attack was detected March 30 and officials say it will be resolved later this month.
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Is having two cyber insurance policies better than having just one? The Texas Department of Transportation could soon find out if state legislators expand the agency’s purchasing ability with Senate Bill 1908.
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The Florida water system hack is still under investigation, but the worrisome details made national news and brought into question the security of the country’s critical, if oft-overlooked, infrastructure.
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Cloud-computing and major tech company rivals Amazon and Microsoft have now teamed up to defend themselves against twin lawsuits that are challenging how the companies built their facial recognition software.
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Bills in several states would force companies to allow every developer to use their preferred payment system. If passed, this legislation could cost smartphone users their privacy and security.
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U.S. Rep. John Katko said that he's encouraged after President Joe Biden announced this week that he would nominate Jen Easterly to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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Cybersecurity is only becoming a more urgent and important need as time goes on. Now CivicPlus, which has thousands of local government customers, is bringing on a partner dedicated just to that challenge.
