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With its longtime federal support now withdrawn, one of the country’s largest public-sector cybersecurity support organizations has moved to a new paid model where states handle the bill for its services.
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As we practice social distancing, our embrace of social media gets only tighter. The major social media platforms have emerged as the critical information purveyors for influencing the choices people make during the expanding pandemic. There’s also reason for worry: the World Health Organization is concerned about an “infodemic,” a glut of accurate and inaccurate information about COVID-19.
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The World Health Organization was the target of an unsuccessful cyberattack earlier this month, with hackers trying to steal passwords from agency staffers. Officials say attack attempts have more than doubled in recent weeks.
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Much of the world is moving online in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Society's newly increased dependence on the internet is bringing the need for good cyber policy into sharp relief.
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According to a new study, online actors may be pushing false narratives through social media to sow chaos. While it's unclear where the information is coming from exactly, it poses dangers to people looking for information.
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When faced with a ransomware attack, a person or company or government agency finds its digital data encrypted by an unknown person, and then gets a demand for a ransom.
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On this episode of GovTech360, an overview of the people, projects and possibilities behind the Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Texas announced that it will begin monitoring pedestrian traffic through the Brownsville Port of Entry with biometric technology. Critics say the technology has flaws and violates privacy rights.
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Once heralded as the solution to most election woes, our affinity for the paperless voting technology has dimmed. Today, experts consider it one of the biggest liabilities, and favor a return to paper ballots.
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Staff at the Bluffton Township Fire Department discovered they could not log into their computers Sunday and alerted IT staff, who discovered that records, files and email communications had been encrypted.
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Cybercriminals — both political and criminal — are using the global health crisis as an opportunity to target vulnerable organizations and individuals. Telework and general panic are making this mission easier.
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The federal government offers .gov as a means of adding credibility to governments online, but few local jurisdictions use it. A new bill would create grants to help more state and local agencies make the jump.
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In an assessment of the voting app’s internal programming, paid for by Voatz, a security firm validated MIT researchers' concerns, including the possibility that hackers could change votes cast through the app.
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SponsoredWhen we look at the world today, it has been revolutionized by the cloud, and it has disrupted the way business is done.
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SponsoredRight now, COVID-19 is forcing many people around the world to work remotely.
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The novel coronavirus has tested the durability of federal, state and local governments around the country and the world. This list of resources is meant to connect leaders with useful tools to aid in response efforts.
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While no data was lost or networks disabled, officials say the Sunday cyberattack seems to have been an effort to slow the Health and Human Services Department's response to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
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During the next few weeks, the United States Department of Homeland Security and the state Office of the Chief Information Officer will conduct scans of all county websites and internal systems to look for vulnerabilities.
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Old IT infrastructure, financial limitations and varied organizational structures are just a few of the barriers standing between local governments and state-of-the-art cybersecurity protections.
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