Cybersecurity
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Over the course of three months in 2025, hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Oracle E-Business Suite to exfiltrate Social Security numbers, birth dates and bank information for millions of students and staff. -
IT infrastructure resilience, like modernization and citizen engagement, is an ongoing endeavor for officials in South Dakota, according to state CIO Mark Wixon — and one that intersects much other technology work.
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State committees have, in the last year, examined topics ranging from agricultural security to cybersecurity. The annual threat assessment is required to precede the governor’s State of the State address.
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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Federal workers and IT teams who often handle sensitive data with outdated government systems and infrastructure are facing new challenges while working at home — particularly as concerns are rising about cybersecurity.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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Student and employee names, dates of birth and negative COVID-19 test results were viewable via a public Microsoft Sharepoint file that the university’s contact tracing team was using to share information internally.
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Several institutions in the state were indirectly affected by a ransomware attack against the global cloud software company Blackbaud. The company serves nonprofits, universities, foundations and other organizations.
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The move toward a remote workforce has complicated the daily operations of city government in Danvers, Mass., especially where IT is concerned. New efforts are helping officials and employees navigate the situation.
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The state’s Department of Public Safety says some personal patient information within a novel coronavirus database was exposed in June. Officials say financial information, social security numbers were not accessed.
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As localities prepare for the U.S. presidential election, a new bill from the House suggests giving state and local governments a helping hand when it comes to assuring election security.
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Observations of last year’s election processes uncovered concerns about ballot privacy, emergency preparedness and inadequate signage, according to a recent Merced County Civil Grand Jury report.
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More than 2,000 residents in North Texas received letters notifying them that their personal information may have been compromised during a July cyberattack against the Cooke County Sheriff’s Office.
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A Pennsylvania health-care system affiliated with Prospect Eastern Connecticut Health Network suffered a malware attack on its computer network in June. Officials say the exposed data may include certain health information.
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There's a lot to be worried about in government cybersecurity, but according to IBM, the buildout of modern security infrastructure, more solid planning and thorough testing has started to pay off.
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Newly introduced federal legislation could create billions of dollars in funding to help state and local governments modernize outdated legacy systems and create more resilient cybersecurity protocols.
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The looming threat of foreign interference in the U.S. election process hinges on electronic systems to tally votes. One expert says many of the threats are mitigated with a return to paper ballots.
