Cybersecurity
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Flock Safety cameras have become an increasingly utilized tool for the bigger police departments across the state, from urban areas like Aurora, Colorado Springs and Denver to suburbs like Douglas County. -
Minnesota’s case is one of several breaches of late involving legitimate access, a recurring issue in provider-heavy government health and human services systems.
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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.
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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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Even governments in democracies with strong traditions of rule of law find themselves tempted to abuse these new abilities.
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With the goal of making the voting process familiar and simple, Butler County is moving toward machines officials describe as being like “huge iPads.” The move is also expected to save $700,000.
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But state and local elections officials on Thursday repeated what they’ve said before: They have no evidence that Florida elections systems were infiltrated by the Russians, and the presidential election wasn’t compromised.
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Vladimir Putin's complaints about Western power over telecommunications echo – if not co-opt – concerns raised by less powerful nations for decades.
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The bill would have been the second of its kind in the nation, but the gap between the version supported by the tech industry, and the more stringent version favored by privacy groups, proved too big to close.
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A proposed ordinance would prohibit any municipal use of the software, a move that civil rights groups support, but is opposed by law enforcement organizations and some industry groups.
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The technology is rapidly finding its way into airports and seaports, speeding up the boarding process. But privacy advocates are quick to point out that the modern convenience comes with some very real privacy considerations.
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Rather than follow the call to break up companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google, European Union commissioner Vera Jourová urged the U.S. to move faster on people-centric privacy protections.
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House Bill 2395 requires manufacturers to take steps such as giving each device a unique password, so hackers can’t crack multiple devices by obtaining the password for one.
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker filed legislation Thursday calling for a sweeping investment in the commonwealth’s IT and cybersecurity infrastructure. As much as $135 million would be dedicated to improving cybersecurity.
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Officials say most of the money stolen in the February cyberattack against Aurora City Schools was recovered, but they would not comment on the ongoing investigation or how much was initially taken.
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A newly signed law gives the Information Technology Department the authority to define cybersecurity for all public entities within the state.
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City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart subpoenaed documents regarding the selection of new voting machines. While some support touchscreen technology, others say paper ballots are more credible.
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By loading private personal information or explicit and illegal content into the digital ledgers, cybercriminals can effectively put the network in conflict with local laws and make it unusable.
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A compromised email account within the state Department of Human Services may have exposed the personal information of as many as 11,000 people last year, the agency told lawmakers Tuesday.
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Consumers want better protection for their data, and businesses want clear national laws. Yet there is virtually no consensus about what a broad privacy law should entail.
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