Cybersecurity
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The incident is affecting the towns of Pepperell, Dunstable, Townsend and Ashby. It has taken down emergency and business phone lines for police, fire, and emergency medical services departments, but not 911. -
Town officials are investigating the incident, which has impacted computer systems and public safety departments. Its 911 phones are working normally and no private data appears to have been compromised.
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A public research university in West Virginia is working with the financial technology company Intuit on a student-led Security Operations Center, where students will simulate and problem-solve real-world scenarios.
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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.
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A coalition of federal agencies has been assembled by the National Security Council to investigate the breadth of the recent SolarWinds cyberattack. Russia is believed to have orchestrated the intrusion.
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The city of Independence has been working to fully recover from a ransomware attack that struck late last year. The utility billing process has not yet returned to normal.
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When the pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday, rioters had access to congressional offices, any computers that were left on and potentially confidential paperwork, analysts say.
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Cybersecurity thought leaders, including experts and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, sat down to discuss the impact of the recent SolarWinds cyberattack and the ripple effect it caused to government and the private sector.
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Hackers used a malware attack to infiltrate county servers in the fall, and then held employees' personal data for ransom, ultimately costing the county $25,000 to restore access to the data, according to officials.
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Officials say hackers were able to access the Department of Justice’s Microsoft Corp. Office 365 email accounts and may have also compromised the U.S. federal judiciary’s electronic filing and case management system.
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Conspiracy theories spread online are the backbone of Donald Trump's falsehoods about his loss in the U.S. election. The real world consequences of those conspiracies have now exploded.
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The apparent reach of Russian cyberattacks is hitting new levels with Washington stumbling to contain it and a post mortem look at a government hack that's turning up a much bigger intrusion.
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SponsoredThe SolarWinds supply chain attack is a good reminder to check in with the different tools you’re using, whether it’s a software platform or a third-party in the form of a vendor or contractor.
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According to U.S. intelligence agencies and the FBI, the recent hack against the federal government and some major corporations was likely “Russian in origin.”
