Cybersecurity
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As part of IBM’s Cyber Campus initiative, a private university in Florida will open a 1,500-square-foot cyber range facility to give cybersecurity and IT students practice in a simulated environment. -
The national Small Business Development Center is taking a program that was started in Delaware and offering it through its full 1,200-center network across the country.
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The state Senate Committee on Business and Commerce considered whether critical infrastructure tech with foreign connections could create security vulnerabilities — signaling the possibility of a policy debate.
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The incoming administration could mean significant changes for technology, especially where federal cybersecurity is concerned. The increased attention will no doubt mean big changes for state and local governments as well.
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Fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits are on the rise as record numbers of Illinois residents file for benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing many to worry their personal information has been exposed.
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As the city’s IT chief, Brantley spent the last two years working to bring the city back to normal after a debilitating ransomware attack knocked systems offline. Chief Technology Officer Tye Hayes will serve as interim CIO.
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Syracuse Hancock International Airport passengers must insert IDs directly in a scanner, eliminating the need for a TSA officer to touch the ID and thus helping in the fight against the spread of COVID, the TSA said.
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For a second time in 2020, MIT scientists have warned the country about the risks of blockchain voting, which has been featured in a few pilots, most notably in one Utah county during the 2020 presidential election.
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Mercy Iowa City is notifying more than 60,000 patients that their personal information may be at risk after an unauthorized user gained access to an employee's email account earlier this year.
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Peiter Zatko, well-known by his hacker handle, Mudge, has been tapped to lead security efforts at the social media company. The move comes after a high-profile breach and amid increased talk of regulation.
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City officials are asking the public to monitor their financial information after unauthorized access to a database was discovered. As many as 5,525 individuals could have been affected.
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Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, was removed from his position after disputing President Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
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Hackers are demanding a $200,000 ransom after placing an encryption lock on the Port of Kennewick's computer servers and files, the port said Tuesday, but the FBI is directing the port to not pay the ransom.
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The city’s 12-year-old licensing and permitting system was taken offline after suspicious sites were discovered on the server. The ongoing repairs come at a time when the city is looking to replace the system altogether.
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A Colorado-based insurance tech company announced that the exposed files contained driver's license numbers, names, dates of birth, addresses and vehicle registration histories but did not list Social Security numbers.
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Despite fears of some sort of cybersecurity apocalypse during this year's presidential election, federal officials say 2020 had no meaningful interference by foreign adversaries. Other issues, however, have held fast.
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Social networks are banning them and government agencies and watchdog groups have called them domestic terrorists. But extremist groups still have a vibrant Internet life thanks to online retailers.
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Despite unfounded claims of fraud and other improprieties by some in the political spheres, namely President Trump, election officials and private-sector experts say the election was the “most secure in American history.”
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Bayhealth, a health-care provider serving southern and central Delaware, has notified 78,000 patients and donors that their information was involved in a May data breach of the nonprofit service provider Blackbaud.
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