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With its longtime federal support now withdrawn, one of the country’s largest public-sector cybersecurity support organizations has moved to a new paid model where states handle the bill for its services.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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Glynn County’s Board of Elections helped the state test a new election security tool Tuesday called risk-limited auditing, and it was conducted by VotingWorks, a nonprofit dedicated to making elections simple and secure.
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An American Airlines pilot called the control tower at Los Angeles International Airport to warn that his plane just flew past someone in midair — a person wearing a jet pack, and now the FBI is investigating.
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For the last six years, James Collins has been one of the most respected leaders in state IT. In a couple of weeks, he will finally step down from his role as Delaware’s chief information officer.
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With the fall semester in full swing, schools across the nation continue to struggle with the new technology issues that distance learning brings, including ransomware attacks and downed fiber lines.
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As schools embark on a year of virtual or hybrid learning, hackers are seeking to exploit weaknesses in systems largely unprepared to fend off attacks. States must take the lead by updating technology and training users.
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Of all the cyberattacks that affect state and local governments, ransomware is one of the most ubiquitous and costly. Now security researchers fear it could also become a political weapon in the upcoming election.
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The outage Sunday morning caused a service disruption for dozens of websites and apps, including Hulu, Discord, Medium and Patreon. The cause of the outage was traced to Internet service provider CenturyLink.
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In addition to using paper ballots to count votes in the upcoming presidential election, the state will be increasing cybersecurity training. Officials say these steps will help to prevent foreign interference.
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Preventing attacks from hackers and cybercriminals is an increasing concern for academic institutions that are already facing a rise in enormous challenges during this time of distance learning.
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Proposition 24, an initiative aimed at strengthening California’s landmark consumer data privacy legislation, is heading to the November ballot. The effort mobilized significant opposition from the business community.
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Stephen Elkins, who has served as chief information officer for the city of Austin since 2010, announced his retirement this week. Chris Stewart, CIO with Austin Water, will serve as his interim replacement.
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In an effort to reduce the points of contact between Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport staff and the traveling public, facial recognition technology will be tested at check-in counters in the domestic terminal.
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The Aug. 10 cyberattack against Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority forced the network offline and could have compromised the personal information of the agency's 9,300 employees.
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Federal workers and IT teams who often handle sensitive data with outdated government systems and infrastructure are facing new challenges while working at home — particularly as concerns are rising about cybersecurity.
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As the U.S. rushes to lead in 5G deployment, the nation's top federal risk adviser has released its strategic vision for securing the new infrastructure. That vision focuses heavily on shareholder collaboration.
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The city would create a special inspector for cybersecurity within the Department of Investigation and make the existing office devoted to defending against online attacks an official part of the city charter.
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Hackers targeting school systems was on the uptick even before COVID, with 348 publicly disclosed school cyberincidents in 2019. The reliance on digital learning has made them an even bigger target.
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The county authorized the purchase of 40 electronic voting machines earlier this month, an $138,000 expenditure that was mostly covered by a federal grant from the Help America Vote Act's election security fund.
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