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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Data from the recent Facebook breach appeared to be several years old and Health Net did not disclose the details of their own breach until months later. Would a national privacy law change things for the better?
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The North Dakota Information Technology Department is focusing on several new initiatives to increase cybersecurity across government agencies as well as for the individuals they serve.
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A huge trove of data was uploaded to an online forum used by hackers and reportedly includes email addresses and biographical information. The stolen personal information could be used by scammers and identity thieves.
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CISO, or data services director? The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services recently updated its website, a source told Government Technology, resulting in department officials having two titles.
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The Registry of Motor Vehicles said that the system that manages annual inspections was taken offline when the state’s Wisconsin-based vendor was hit by a malware attack that forced them to shut down their servers.
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A new California bill wants to hold social media companies more accountable to monitoring hateful content on its platforms.
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As the federal .gov program moves under CISA’s jurisdiction, the time is right to ensure more cities and counties transition to a .gov domain and take advantage of the law’s robust cyber protections.
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas outlined the steps the agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency would take to close cybersecurity gaps during the RSA conference Wednesday.
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Officials involved in the project say it's the first in the U.S. to use a new international standard meant to make mobile IDs interoperable. So in the next year, Utah's pilot project just might show everyone the future.
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The Wake Forest Baptist Health-Lexington Medical Center announced that an unauthorized individual with a former vendor had gained access to one of its archived servers that included patient information in some backup files.
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State auditors and chief information security officers should work together to identify gaps in government IT systems and strengthen the state's overall cybersecurity posture.
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Even if budget restrictions are a factor, water utilities must invest in better cybersecurity measures. A local New Mexico water utility shares insights from its overall cybersecurity journey.
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Three years after launching a cybersecurity degree program, South Carolina’s Benedict College has signed a deal to guarantee successful undergrads a spot in ECPI University’s online masters program for cybersecurity.
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Top officials were involved in a high-level meeting to discuss the development of an operational technology action plan to better defend the nation’s power infrastructure from cyber threats.
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The university’s website said the hackers had accessed patient information from UHealth and were threatening to publish the stolen data if a ransom demand of $10 million in bitcoin was not met.
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Lt. Gov. Tregenza Roach announced Thursday that his office was investigating a “possible breach in its computer systems that has affected service delivery by its Recorder of Deeds and Cadastral Divisions."
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