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With its longtime federal support now withdrawn, one of the country’s largest public-sector cybersecurity support organizations has moved to a new paid model where states handle the bill for its services.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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State lawmakers want Washington, which is home to Amazon and Microsoft, to be the gold standard for regulating companies and governments that collect people’s digital data or use facial recognition programs.
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Cybersecurity experts warned that hacking had reached crisis level last year, and based on what they've seen in early 2020, a similar warning has now been issued with a note that hackers will likely focus on elections.
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The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing a cyberattack that occurred just weeks before the 2016 presidential primary. The Palm Beach County elections office was targeted by ransomware but never reported it.
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Southwick, Mass., Police Chief Kevin Bishop announced Thursday that the department’s official webpage, www.SouthwickPolice.com, has been taken out of commission due to hackers infecting it with malware.
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The new CIO of Baltimore first started working for the city government in May 2019, on the very same day it fell victim to one of the most damaging ransomware attacks ever to hit a local government.
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After trying Internet voting for overseas voters, West Virginia is expanding the option to those with physical disabilities. But MIT researchers now say they’ve found worrying flaws in the app the state has been using.
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Raleigh PD has stopped using a facial recognition app to identify potential criminals through the Internet, cutting ties with a company that has drawn widespread privacy concerns from the community.
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The University of South Florida’s Cyber Florida initiative, which is a program established by that state’s legislature to bolster its cybersecurity workforce, has appointed J. Michael McConnell as its next leader.
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An FBI study shows that in the past year, the reported incidents of Internet fraud in the U.S. jumped to more than 467,000 cases, while the total dollar value swindled from consumers exceeded $3.5 billion.
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A ransomware attack may have hit the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office in 2016, corrupting some of the agency’s data, and the potential incident was not reported to state or federal officials at the time.
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The just-introduced bipartisan bill would send the money to state and local governments through the Department of Homeland Security, which would also create a new federal strategy for cybersecurity.
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Cherokee County leaders approved an interlocal contract with the Department of Information Resources this week, for a master services agreement that will check the strength of the county's election security system.
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All Vernon, Conn., town buildings have been without Internet access since Saturday after officials discovered that “an unauthorized user may have attempted to access the town’s computer system,” according to police.
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New legislation would establish a grant program to help address cybersecurity vulnerabilities within government networks, with the goal of protecting cities from ransomware attacks like the one that crippled Baltimore.
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Facial recognition technology is already used by several agencies in California, and the Chino Police Department is considering using the technology in the future, pending a forum to collect public feedback.
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More than 2,000 New Mexicans lost roughly $17.9 million in 2019 as victims of Internet crimes, according to a newly released report from the FBI, despite there being 100 more victims in the state a year earlier.
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In the Seattle area, more than a million registered voters can use a smartphone or computer to cast a ballot in a relatively obscure election for an open spot on the King County Conservation District board.
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An unusual state law means law enforcement won’t have to tell the public whether or not they are using cutting-edge surveillance technologies. The secrecy is raising concerns among privacy advocates.
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