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With its longtime federal support now withdrawn, one of the country’s largest public-sector cybersecurity support organizations has moved to a new paid model where states handle the bill for its services.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 Lafayette Parish School System cut off phone and Internet services Tuesday to implement prevention measures after a series of cybersecurity attacks targeted school systems around the state.
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While the budget for cybersecurity operations and frequency of attacks have remained constant, CIO Tom Case said changes to threat delivery requires staying on top of employee training and standard practices.
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Under the terms of the class-action settlement, the Washington-based health insurer would pay up to $10,000 to each class member who can show proven out-of-docket damages traced to the data breach.
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The Colorado-based company will supply the state with 30,000 touchscreen voting machines capable of printing paper ballots. The controversial technology is expected to bring court challenges.
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The company said about 140,000 Social Security numbers were accessed, as well as 80,000 bank account numbers from its credit-card customers. Nearly 6 million customers in Canada were also affected by the breach.
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A person who identified himself or herself as a hacker contacted the city last Thursday, revealing inside knowledge of a database of people who applied to the LAPD between 2010 and 2018 or early 2019.
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Instead of trying to explain the mystifying mathematics behind how algorithms work, this researcher started looking at how they actually 'see' the world we live in.
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A leader of a new effort to teach cybersecurity to local community organizations and the public at large offers some basic tips to get everyone started.
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The very nature of governmental operations make it an attractive target for hackers, who are likely encouraged by the number of local governments that have opted to meet their ransom demands.
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It has been almost a week since a ransomware attack destroyed backup data and encrypted information on the main server in the North Carolina county. The incident forced the sheriff’s office website offline.
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The attack, which was discovered late last week, is the latest in a string of cyberincidents targeting government agencies of all sizes. State officials say they are working to get systems back to normal.
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There's no way an independent assessor will be able to actually monitor how Facebook might violate or abuse users' privacy in key ways.
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A report published by the Brennan Center warns that states and localities are ill equipped to defend themselves against the sophisticated, well-resourced intelligence agencies of foreign governments.
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Companies will now have to be more forthcoming with New York residents about cyberattacks that jeopardize private data under a pair of new laws signed earlier this week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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The Wayne County, Ohio, Commissioners and the Wayne County Board of Developmental Disabilities both fell victim to separate ransomware attacks earlier this month, leaving officials to deal with the aftermath.
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The malware attacks, which were directed at school systems, affected phones and computers in at least three different communities, and the threat is still active, according to the Governor's Office.
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Frank Johnson, the head of the city’s IT department, told members of a city commission that he didn’t think switching from Microsoft was worth it due to the exorbitant cost of transitioning to a new technology.
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With cyberattacks on the rise, small municipalities are just as likely as larger ones to be subject to an attack. Educating city employees about phishing and regular software updates can help keep your city secure.
