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With its longtime federal support now withdrawn, one of the country’s largest public-sector cybersecurity support organizations has moved to a new paid model where states handle the bill for its services.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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U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg ruled against switching the state to paper ballots filled out by hand, writing that it was too late to make such a sweeping change that could disrupt the election.
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SponsoredHow the state of Illinois kept data protected and employees productive with BeyondTrust.
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The missing money, redirected to a third party from a non-general fund account, was initially discovered by town officials. State and federal authorities have been called to investigate the incident.
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Fake videos generated with sophisticated AI tools are a looming threat. Researchers are racing to build tools that can detect them, tools that are crucial for journalists to counter disinformation.
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Bracing for a potential swell in foreign interference, the Centennial State has brought on a new team of national security experts to monitor and mitigate potential threats against county election systems.
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Universal Health Services (UHS), which operates hundreds of hospitals in the United States, said Monday its computer network shut down due to a security issue, marking possibly the largest cyberattack to date in the U.S.
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is still dealing with the ill effects of an August malware attack. Officials say the response has been slow to ensure complete restoration of services.
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Since the pandemic began, attempted cyberattacks on state entities have been incessant, but North Dakota hopes to cut down on risk by spreading information about common threats to its entire population.
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Facts and figures from a recent survey of more than 500 state and local government leaders reveal where the public sector stands on key issues like cybersecurity funding, standardization and training.
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Heartland Community College in Normal, Ill., is now working with outside consultants to address a security breach in its computer system that resulted in the school’s online operations and classes being shut down.
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The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity agency issued a series of advisories in recent weeks aimed at warning voters about potential election problems and steps to counter foreign interference.
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Since mid-July, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment estimates it has blocked around 73,000 fraudulent claims seeking between $750 million to $1.25 billion in payments under Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
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The proposition meant to strengthen the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act has earned some opposition, but not from the places one might expect. Big tech — like Facebook, Amazon and Google — are keeping quiet.
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There is reason to be confident that the $2 trillion CARES Act included $400 million to states to help them conduct elections in the face of the pandemic. Pennsylvania, for example, received $14.2 million.
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Unchecked surveillance concerns forced the state's public safety agency to re-evaluate how it uses biometric technology with a focus on a more transparent, audit-ready process, bolstered by implicit bias training.
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According to a new report by the technology company, 52 percent of hacking attempts by nation-state actors came from Russia. Iran was responsible for a quarter of the alerts while China was responsible for 12 percent.
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The Chinese-owned social media company has come under fire from the White House over security concerns. Some lawmakers have continued to use the video-sharing app in spite of warnings from some security experts.
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Sponsored“We want to give professionals the skills to correctly apply these models to their data and solve various security problems that they’re dealing with every day, from malware and denial of service attacks to botnets and phishing scams.”
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