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With its longtime federal support now withdrawn, one of the country’s largest public-sector cybersecurity support organizations has moved to a new paid model where states handle the bill for its services.
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The Silicon Valley-based company’s efforts to gather as much facial recognition data as it can — especially from people of color — has raised questions about the tactics it employs to meet that end.
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The legislation to create a civilian cyberforce within the Ohio National Guard passed unanimously in the House. The reserve force would be deployed on an as-needed basis in response to cyberattacks.
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Plus, the annual Code for America Summit moves coasts in 2020, Pittsburgh’s Data Day event will focus on the upcoming 2020 Census, and this October is once again Cybersecurity Month across the country.
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The Guilford County Board of Elections decision will mean a return to manually completed ballots and a move away from touchscreen voting machines, which came with concerns about fraud and security.
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Information Technology Department Commissioner Denis Goulet is recommending a nearly $500,000 statewide cybersecurity assessment. He says the undertaking is too large for the state to handle on its own.
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County officials rejected the ExpressVote system, which uses a touchscreen terminal to record votes but also produces a paper ballot that displays choices in both written text and computer bar code.
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The initiative also seeks to bolster various protections already extant in the California Consumer Privacy Act. The agency would be responsible for enforcement of the new landmark privacy legislation.
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WaTech CIO Jim Weaver announced that South Carolina's deputy CISO Vinod Brahmapuram will be the IT agency's new state CISO. He comes with experience in cybersecurity as well as risk management and regulatory compliance.
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A recently released report states that information was lost after only being saved on local servers. The lack of available data hampered the ongoing recovery efforts and raised questions about protocols.
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A patchwork of 50 discrete sets of privacy laws would not only cause confusion for businesses and consumers alike, but also hit small businesses and small government agencies like a ton of bricks.
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A recently released report states that information was lost after only being saved on local servers. The lack of available data hampered the ongoing recovery efforts and raised questions about protocols.
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A coalition of technology companies and law enforcement groups is urging lawmakers not to limit the rapidly developing technology. Civil rights advocates, on the other hand, continue to cite its potential dangers.
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When city staff click the link in a fake phishing email, it triggers a training video about the dangers of a real phishing attack. The move is in response to a recent ransomware attack against the public school system.
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In an effort to protect the upcoming 2020 election, Minnesota officials want to formalize a long-term agreement to work with a new “cyber protection team” developed by the Minnesota National Guard.
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Time is important after the Guilford County Board of Elections has twice postponed deciding which voting system to deploy in replacing equipment no longer certified for use in North Carolina after Dec. 1.
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The company is alleged to have violated New York's data breach notification laws by repeatedly failing to take adequate action to safeguard consumers, or to inform them about the true extent of attacks.
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The virus attack that affected computers across several agencies consisted of 1,600 emails, officials said Wednesday. All but 18 emails were prevented from reaching employee inboxes and no data was compromised.
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One in 10 direct recording electronic voting machines will have a small black box attached that will let voters see a printout of ballots, providing a paper trail that can be used in post-election audits.
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