Cybersecurity
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Following a ransom attack in late March that prompted the county to take systems including Wi-Fi, jail databases and court records offline for days, the local government will transition to a .gov website in early June. -
Administrative systems at the county 911 center were impacted by a cybersecurity incident, though radio communications and certain dispatch functions were unaffected. Officials are taking steps to contain the issue.
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What’s on the minds of top local government chief information security officers? In this interview, Michael Dent shares current security and technology priorities, career tips and more.
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Given the surge of ransomware attacks and increasing costs of payments to unlock stolen data in 2024, some states have banned public ransomware payments. But experts are divided on whether it's the right move.
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The Department of Justice has indicted a Russian cyber criminal who stands accused of breaking into the networks of several companies in the Dallas area and holding their data for ransom.
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Each year since 2020, 38-year public employee Bill Mann has focused on an individual theme designed to protect both the public and private sectors, and this year’s features weekly cybersecurity lessons.
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Cyber threats to water systems, electrical grids and the space sector are on the rise, but new resources, policies and strategies could help.
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New privacy responsibilities, looming threats from GenAI and breached partners, and stubborn workforce and funding problems: here’s what CISOs are thinking about in 2024.
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SponsoredLegacy VPNs, once a cornerstone of secure network access, have now become cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Learn why Zero Trust Network Access is the modern solution for secure, high-performance remote access, improving user experience while eliminating risks associated with VPNs.
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As we head toward 2025, are the duties and goals of a chief information security officer achievable? Are CISOs set up for failure? Should position descriptions be changed? Let’s explore.
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With help from whole-of-state efforts and federal funding support, small and rural communities are getting a boost for their cyber defenses. Is it enough?
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The cybersecurity company told members of Congress that the faulty content update that crashed machines worldwide was a “perfect storm” of things going wrong, and that it's revising how it pushes out updates.
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Re-examining password requirements and online workflows, as well as minimizing what data they ask from residents, can help smooth online processes while also maintaining security.
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An unsecured platform made roughly 4.6 million records across a dozen Illinois counties temporarily available on the Internet. Information exposed included voting registrations. The vulnerability was identified in July.
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Officials at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have said they will not pay the ransom, which is worth about $6 million. How much information was illegally accessed, and what kind, is still unclear.
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A ransomware attack that crippled the city of Wichita's network for more than a month starting in May was limited to a Wichita Police Department records system, city officials said Wednesday.
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Springfield Technical Community College opened a new security operations center this week in the city's Union Station, staffed by student interns and equipped to help governments protect themselves against cyber threats.
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The $77,000 grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Port Security Grant Program, will strengthen cyber protection across the enterprise.
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These days, the Internet is rife with AI-generated images of fake celebrity endorsements and Facebook-spawned misinformation accusing immigrants in an Ohio town of eating their neighbors’ pets.
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While the federal government deadline has arrived on implementing a zero-trust cybersecurity model, many state and local governments have committed to zero-trust architecture as well.
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