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With its longtime federal support now withdrawn, one of the country’s largest public-sector cybersecurity support organizations has moved to a new paid model where states handle the bill for its services.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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The new decade offers more challenges for cybersecurity leaders than ever, from tracking evolving threats to navigating budget constraints. Keep these best practices in mind for effective security management.
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With future elections likely to divide along stark partisan lines, and election security in question, end-to-end verifiability can let voters know that their ballots have been received and not tampered with.
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Kent State University was identified as one of the organizations that was potentially hacked during a widespread software breach, and according to an analysis, hackers may have had access to Kent State’s systems for more than a year.
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The Day Editorial Board says the U.S. is failing to adequately address the recent cyberattacks from Russian intelligence agencies.
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Baltimore County public school representatives delivered a letter to district leaders, stating the lack of transparency and communication following the recent ransomware attack is “wreaking havoc upon havoc.”
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Police in Pasadena and Long Beach broke their vows to not share data with ICE. However, the departments released vehicle license plate information to the agency.
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The number is expected to grow as the wide-ranging investigation continues. The hackers’ motive remains unknown, and it’s not clear what they reviewed or stole from the computer networks they infiltrated.
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In addition to utilizing fact checkers to flag potentially misleading information, researchers say these sites could also combat the falsities on their platforms by providing literacy education to users.
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The top federal cybersecurity agency has issued its most urgent warning yet about a sophisticated and extensive computer breach, saying it posed a "grave risk" to cybernetworks maintained by government.
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The plan to use aerial surveillance to track suspects after a violent crime is, once again, being floated by city leaders. Opponents have argued the program is an affront to the civil rights of average citizens.
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An alleged hack of federal agencies by Russian operators could precipitate more widespread concern for supply chain cybersecurity — a silver lining to a scandal that continues to get bigger, uglier and more complicated.
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Chris Krebs, the former director of the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told the Senate Homeland Security Governmental Affairs Committee Wednesday that claims of election fraud are without merit.
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America's public schools often lack the adequate security to protect their students' most sensitive data from being linked on the web.
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Hackers used a vulnerability in SolarWinds software in breaches on U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, Treasury and Commerce, the State Department and the National Institutes of Health.
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Washington state is responding to "known security vulnerabilities" to its systems after the federal government issued warnings that software had been breached in what could have been an attack by Russian hackers.
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As the city restores in-house tech systems following last week's attempted ransomware attack, Independence, Mo., officials have not said whether the attack compromised personal information for utility customers.
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On Monday, a panel of cybersecurity experts discussed whether the lessons of election administration from 2020 would "stick" or whether partisan woes would see a backlash against effective methods.
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Despite the approval of $4 million in ongoing technology upgrades to prevent cyberattacks, the city was hit with ransomware earlier this month. It's unclear what kind of information might have been compromised.
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