Cybersecurity
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Its ability to send residents emergency notifications was crippled by the November cyber attack. Since then, the local government has relied on state and federal systems to send out alerts. -
In the wake of a scam last year, the state agency has refocused on data encryption and security, and will do monthly cyber training and awareness. It has recovered nearly all of the stolen funds.
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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.
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The new machines will print out a paper ballot that will be reviewed by the voter and placed in a scanner that will scan in the vote into that polling places' tabulation.
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How did we become so submissive to a condition of constant surveillance that — except in spy movies or paranoid delusions — would have been considered preposterous a few decades ago?
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Last year, the bill requiring that Internet service providers get permission to pass data to third parties failed in the Senate by one vote. This iteration narrows that scope to privacy protection, leaving out the issue of net neutrality.
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The drumbeat of data breaches and the growing problem of identity theft disproportionately harm low-income Americans.
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More than a dozen institutions in the Minnesota state system have started offering degree programs around cybersecurity in the past three years alone.
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City officials were slow to give details about the technical disruption of information boards and email last week at Cleveland Hopkins International, but have since confirmed the outage was the result of a cyberattack.
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Sen. Marco Rubio’s statement contradicts the secretary of state's office, which maintained last week that its elections systems weren't hacked. Secretary Laurel Lee also said at the time that the FBI hadn't told the state which county they believe was compromised.
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The Mueller report reveals that some U.S. citizens helped Russian government agents organize real-life events, aiding Russia's propaganda campaign. Don't be like them.
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A strong federal law could accomplish more than merely streamlining a patchwork of state laws. It could give all Americans a basis to trust that all personal information will be handled in ways consistent with their interests.
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Officials in Walker County are hopeful that the new technology will allow for the county to eventually transfer to a vote center county. This measure, if granted by the state, would allow citizens to vote at any location regardless of precinct.
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The city has been mum about what sources say was a malware attack against the city-owned airport. Though Mayor Frank Johnson’s administration would not confirm, the FBI said it is conducting an assessment.
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Citing shortcomings in the “no rails” approach big tech companies have taken so far, the CEO called for comprehensive government oversight, especially where it relates to consumer privacy.
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While talking with the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin advocated for using new technology to improve the voting process and spoke out against a proposal to lower the voting age.
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The proposal aims to protect users on social media platforms from censorship if the platform advertises as impartial. Critics say the bill is too restrictive.
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If House Bill 392 is signed into law, it would task Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger with securing voter registration information in accordance with standards set by national cybersecurity and election organizations.
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The city of West Palm Beach is considering a proposal that would allow cellphone signals to be tracked through part of the downtown area. Officials say the undertaking would provide better analytics about how people move through the area.
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Amid the warnings of Russian interference, Minnesota lawmakers remain at odds over using more than $6 million in federal funds approved by Congress more than a year ago to shore up election security.
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U.S. ransomware attacks reported to the FBI in 2017 resulted in $2.3 million in losses, and cybersecurity experts don’t see that trend slowing. In Alamance County, N.C., IT experts are doing everything they can to defend the network.
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