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With its longtime federal support now withdrawn, one of the country’s largest public-sector cybersecurity support organizations has moved to a new paid model where states handle the bill for its services.
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According to a report from the International City Management Association, one in three local governments are oblivious about how often their information systems are attacked by would-be cybercriminals.
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Next year, Democrats in two states can caucus using their phones.
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The ransomware hit May 7, bringing the city’s computers to a standstill. Hackers locked files and demanded payment, which the mayor refused to provide. Since the attack, IT teams have been laboring to restore services.
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A problem with “some network infrastructure hardware” has been affecting state agencies since Friday morning. The intermittent connectivity issues are impacting access to state websites and call centers.
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Transparency advocates in Portsmouth, Va., are alarmed by a proposal to change public records law to help defend against phishing attacks. Officials say access to information is helping scammers identify targets.
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The county has plans to buy new voting machines that will produce a physical ballot for each vote cast. The move comes after Gov. Tom Wolf set a statewide goal last year to only use machines that create a paper trail.
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The June 2016 breach of the state’s voter database remains the warning sign for election system vulnerability, with national security experts now saying all 50 states had been targeted for Russian intrusion.
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The increase in security breaches is an indicator of how far technology and security companies have to go, experts say. Industry giants like Yahoo, Marriott, Equifax and Target have all been victims.
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The ransomware attack that targeted a software vulnerability in 129 of the county’s 489 computers was largely mitigated after more than a week, county IT officials say. The FBI is investigating the incident.
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Assuming the role of chief information security officer is filled before December, each of Denver’s three top officials for IT, cybersecurity and data will have been in their roles for less than 18 months.
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More than 9,000 commercially available information technology products bought by the DoD in fiscal year 2018 could be used to spy on or hack U.S. military personnel and facilities, a new report said.
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Tim Roemer, a former nonpartisan detailee to the White House Situation Room and congressional liaison for the Central Intelligence Agency, has accepted a position as the state’s chief information security officer.
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The company has settled a suit with 15 states and several other government entities that alleged it continued selling video surveillance management software after learning of serious security flaws.
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The new home security IoT product, which has seen widespread use by law enforcement agencies across the country, allows police to view home surveillance footage to assist with their investigations.
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Contention and heated debate over the police department’s use of the technology prompted removal of policy language allowing real-time scanning and outlined punishments for officers who abuse the system.
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A Consumer Watchdog report highlights what it describes as the key security flaw in connected vehicles, noting that the potential vulnerability is growing because of the increasing number of such vehicles on the roads.
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In a departure from data theft and ransomware attacks dominating headlines, hackers replaced the county’s homepage with a graphic of a person wearing a Guy Fawkes mask holding a protest sign.
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The computer issues that disrupted city phone lines and data financial data systems earlier this year was tied to a ransom demand for 75 Bitcoins, around $400,000 at the time of the attack, officials say.
