Cybersecurity
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A breach in a Minnesota Department of Human Services system allowed inappropriate access to the private data of nearly 304,000 people, with officials saying there is no evidence the data was misused. -
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.
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With its longtime federal support now withdrawn, one of the country’s largest public-sector cybersecurity support organizations has moved to a new paid model where states handle the bill for its services.
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In recent months, American adversaries have stepped up both cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns. Election officials should expect them to take advantage of the logistical challenges of voting in a COVID-19 world.
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The city council recently approved an agreement worth $4 million to develop the Alamo Regional Security Operations Center at the Port of San Antonio. The hub will serve as a regional center for cybersecurity best practices.
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Artificial intelligence insatiable data needs has encouraged the mass collection of personal data, placing privacy at risk. But AI can help solve the very problem it creates.
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A virtual public meeting regarding issues surrounding police discipline Wednesday was interrupted by callers shouting racist and homophobic remarks. The Zoom platform has struggled to stop this sort of activity.
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A man accused of hacking the human resources databases at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center starting in 2014 and stealing the data of 65,000 employees was arrested Tuesday in Detroit.
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Agencies in all but three states have a Ring partnership.
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The Los Angeles Department of Transportation's collection of trip data for shared e-scooters and similar on-demand devices is being challenged as a government overreach in federal district court.
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As attempts to reform police departments sweep the nation, a newly proposed bill in New York City would create new oversight mechanisms and give the public insight into the use of surveillance technologies.
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Six months after a cyberattack shut down New Orleans' government and exposed flaws in its systems, the city has mostly recovered even as the coronavirus pandemic delivers a new set of challenges, officials said Tuesday.
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In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray and other federal officials, 35 members of the U.S. House of Representatives asked that law enforcement agencies stop surveillance flights over protesters.
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The Central Intelligence Agency says a former employee stole some of the agency’s most valuable hacking tools from its so-called Vault 7, according to a redacted investigation report obtained by Sen. Ron Wyden.
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The mysterious hacktivist group has claimed responsibility for the weekend outage of the city's police department website, saying that it was revenge for the recent killing of Rayshard Brooks.
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After a minor security breach and a ransomware attack against another town, Penn Township officials are working to boost cybersecurity. They say a hacker accessed a township credit account and stole money.
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The city was forced to take its network offline as a means of containing the malware attack after it was discovered Thursday morning. Officials say the incident is being investigated by state and federal authorities.
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The IT chief in Decatur says despite efforts to protect against cyberintrusion, systems are never 100 percent safe. The attack against neighboring Florence is costing the city $300,000 to retrieve its encrypted data.
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Following the lead of Amazon and IBM, Microsoft on Thursday announced it won’t sell its facial recognition technology to U.S. police departments until a federal law regulating its use is implemented.
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The group, an alleged "cybermercenary" ring, has allegedly targeted people and organizations on six continents. Many of their targets were engaged in high-profile activism work against large corporations.
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State election officials voted to put more than $5 million in grant money toward securing local election efforts. The grants seek to boost cybersecurity technology and training, as well as costs associated with the coronavirus.
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