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With its longtime federal support now withdrawn, one of the country’s largest public-sector cybersecurity support organizations has moved to a new paid model where states handle the bill for its services.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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A controversial aerial surveillance proposal aimed at curbing violent crime narrowly received approval from the city’s alderman last week. Opponents called the program an invasion of privacy.
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Critics argue the technology from Clearview AI treads on basic privacy and civil rights by collecting and storing data on individuals pulled from social media and Internet channels without their knowledge or consent.
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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has agreed to a settlement after it was determined the insurer may not have done enough to prevent hackers from obtaining private information about more than 9.3 million people.
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After a malware attack over the holidays disrupted the computer-aided dispatch system and other parts of the sheriff's department operations, officials are refocusing on system security.
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A proposal that would allow a privately funded company to provide the city with aerial surveillance services was adjusted at the request of Mayor Lyda Krewson, signalling a possible willingness to sign the bill.
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The 35-year-old executive has been acting CISO in the California Department of Technology for two years before his official appointment was announced late Tuesday afternoon.
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After laptops were stolen during a riot at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, state capitols across the nation are preparing themselves for the possibility of cyberattacks.
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Apple, Twitter and other tech companies were able to unilaterally shut down much of Trump's communication infrastructure. That's a lot of power.
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While cities ranging from San Francisco to Boston have worked to ban facial recognition outright, without that technology, the FBI and Capitol Police would have had a harder job arresting the Capitol insurrectionists.
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Walmart will pay $10 million to some Illinois employees to settle allegations it used a palm scanning device that violated their privacy rights, a deal that could amount to a couple hundred dollars for each person.
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Over the four years of the Trump presidency, social media platforms generally took a soft line in enforcing their policies against threats and misinformation, allowing most borderline speech to stand.
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The Austin, Texas-based company says it is near answering the question of how suspected Russian operatives were able to infiltrate government agencies and the private sector through their software.
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The Pentagon is looking to expand artificial intelligence across its military services and agencies. A budget of $841 million has been requested to bolster its artificial intelligence work for fiscal 2021.
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A ransomware attack against the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority Sept. 30 forced the public utility to spend roughly $500,000 after access to “vital” sewer and water data was cut off.
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The four-member state Board of Elections should unite as a bloc today to reject certification of a voting machine, the ExpressVote XL, that undermines the sound and practical use of paper ballots.
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Hackers hit Delaware County servers last fall with a ransomware attack, forcing the regional government to pay the $25,000 ransom to restore the data, officials report.
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Taking some of its cues from the federal vendor verification portal FedRAMP, StateRAMP aims to simplify and fortify the vendor selection process at the state and local level.
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Mitigating the ill-effects of the recent Russia-led hack against U.S. government agencies and companies could carry a hefty price tag. The cyberattack exposed 18,000 clients of the software management company.
