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With its longtime federal support now withdrawn, one of the country’s largest public-sector cybersecurity support organizations has moved to a new paid model where states handle the bill for its services.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 feature being released for testing will allow Photoshop and Adobe-run social media service Behance creators to tag pictures with their names as well as the history and location of edits.
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The technology company’s war on malware has intensified in the runup to the November presidential election. As cybersecurity professionals disable infected systems, bad actors rush to rebuild them.
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After falling victim to a ransomware attack Sept. 11, the Georgia authority charged with the stewardship of Jekyll Island has been working to repair the damage. Officials say visitor financial information was not impacted.
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Differential privacy lets people to share data anonymously, but people need to know more about it to make informed decisions.
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Florida law enforcement officials said they are investigating "malicious activity" that affected the state's top regulatory agency, causing days of computer system outages and disruptions to online services.
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Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh have indicted six Russian military intelligence officers, all current or former members of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate, with computer attacks worldwide dating to 2015.
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A proposal to limit the use of facial recognition technology came about as a follow-up to the council's passage of a Use of Surveillance Policy ordinance earlier this summer. It has already raised concerns in the Madison Police Department.
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Voting officials in that state say that their preparations and Ohio's built-in bipartisan election oversight means that the most likely outcome from this year's election is a safe and accurate count.
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Florida may be ripe for the picking, computer scientists say, because numerous counties in the state still rely on voting machines that are drawing fire from experts for their vulnerability to a cyberattack.
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While the devices are touted as investigative tools — helping to locate stolen cars, missing persons and the like — privacy and civil rights advocates say the technology also raises concerns around misuse and surveillance.
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The New York Department of Financial Services is calling for oversight of social media companies in a new report that details the hack of several high-profile Twitter accounts earlier this year.
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As part of efforts in Washington state to ensure an uncompromised presidential election next month, experts with Washington National Guard will be working Election Day evening, monitoring for cybersecurity threats.
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NASCIO has released its biennial study of state-level cybersecurity and while the pandemic has brought new threats, the report’s author says there has never been a better moment for CISOs to show their importance.
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A Michigan-based cybersecurity company will receive $7 million in funding from the U.S. Energy Department and others to develop infrastructure that protects the grid from cyberattacks while electric vehicles recharge.
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The Lake George Land Conservancy reported that hackers had locked data within its internal system in a recent attack, but officials say no ransom was paid because the lost data had been backed up.
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Sheldon Independent School District began negotiating with ransomware hackers in March after a number of critical systems were locked. The district is one of several in Texas to face this sort of attack in recent history.
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ODU’s Center for Cybersecurity Education and Research is now the School of Cybersecurity, and it opened on Oct. 1, expanding degree options for a program that has grown from 11 students in 2015 to around 800 in 2020.
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Federal agencies are warning that a recent wave of intrusion attempts by hackers are targeting state and local governments. Some of the attacks appear to have led to unauthorized access to election support systems.
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