Cybersecurity
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Welcome to the second installment of this comprehensive annual look at global cybersecurity industry prediction reports from the top security vendors, publications and thought leaders. -
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.
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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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Town Manager Chris Dillon announced that the town became the victim of "a sophisticated cybersecurity attack involving ransomware” on Oct. 21. The attack cut off access to internal systems and may have exposed data.
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Due to financial constraints, a handful of states are still using paperless voting machines, considered by cybersecurity professionals to be the most insecure and most vulnerable to hacking.
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Federal agencies are warning that — amidst an uptick in COVID-19 cases — the public health sector is being aggressively targeted by hacker groups. Some two dozen hospitals have already been affected.
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This series of virtual events, which is being hosted by students, is designed to help people learn more about an individual's personal security and how cyber risks impact all facets of society.
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Ten helicopters are equipped with technology that allows for video to be transmitted to commanders on the ground in real time. New equipment has been approved that will allow the footage to be preserved.
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The attack primarily targeted the county's email system and was likely compromised by a remote login, the use of which has significantly increased since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, an official said.
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Although attempts to disrupt the U.S. elections have increased, Washington's voting system is safer than it was in 2016 and has withstood any attacks, state and local elections officials said Monday.
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With the U.S. presidential race entering its final sprint, a new analysis of conversations on dark web forums shows hackers discussing potential ways to be disruptive with disinformation and attacks on voting infrastructure.
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CyberPlus New England will be a training program with at least two 20-student classrooms and all the modern technology. Once the federal money is allocated, the center could be up and running in nine months.
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Despite myriad threats bearing down on the U.S. presidential election, officials in Washington state contend that their state and local systems are better positioned against cyberattacks than they were in 2016.
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The Minnesota law enforcement agency is responding to a Web service data breach that has exposed the information of 1,400 people, officials confirmed. The office was initially notified of the exposure in June.
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Unless residents in Maine live in small towns that hand count ballots, they’ll feed completed ballots into a machine that scans ovals to determine votes, making an electronic record of the results.
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Nearly half of teachers who participated in a recent survey have received no training at all on student privacy, beyond simply signing a form, while some have also not been trained on video conference platforms.
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With two prominent cyberattacks on U.S. election infrastructure in the last week, cybersecurity experts are urging Americans to remain calm, citing that panic is just what U.S. adversaries are after.
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West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner said the state had not been targeted by foreign interference in the ongoing general election. The announcement followed revelations that Iran and Russia were spreading misinformation.
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The MBTA Commuter Rail operator was shut off after a ransomware attack targeted the transit authority.
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Misinformation and threatening emails to voters in the U.S. may not be the most sophisticated form of cyberattack, but the efforts to disrupt the democratic process are having the desired negative effect officials say.
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