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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Unlike lots of companies, many states don’t require training for every staffer, although nearly every state offers it, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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The breach included FBI investigations, names of AIDs patients, and personally identifiable information for at least 100,000 finances brokers for the past three decades. It was online for about a week last year.
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Simply put, tech firms routinely gather so much data about you, they already have an excellent idea what your interests, desires and habits might be.
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Personal technology has raised a number of legal questions, especially when it comes to search, seizure and the right to privacy.
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Recent high-profile breaches of American technology companies through compromised Chinese components have prompted a legislative reaction that could create an office to oversee “critical supply chain risks.”
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eDiscovery and FOIA requests don’t have to consume so much time and expense. A methodical approach is the solution.
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Augusta University President Brooks Keel said the next phase will likely include research and attracting new partnerships from industry.
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Gavin Newsom wants to upgrade the DMV to allow credit card payments, improve the technology used in state courts and launch a digital innovation office.
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Scammers have been spoofing calls from the Macomb County, Mich., Health Department in order to obtain sensitive information. Similar operations have used the county's name as well in recent months.
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The Bullard City Council voted to pay $11,500 for a cloud-based security system from the company Verkada, which will feature 13 cameras that each come with a three-year-license and 10-year warranty.
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As the number of 'Internet of Things' devices expands rapidly, so do security vulnerabilities to homes, businesses, governments and the Internet as a whole.
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The government shutdown means that contracted cybersecurity employees are not being paid, and thus not working, which has negative effects on safety of information, especially at smaller organizations.
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A $50,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security will go towards updating an obsolete email system and addressing cybersecurity concerns voiced in a 2017 audit by the state comptroller's office.
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The Bridgeport Public Schools computer system was initially attacked Friday, though officials offered few details about the scope of the incident or the type of data affected.
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Lockport wants to invest $1.4 million in a camera security system that uses facial recognition technology, but privacy concerns have held up the project.
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Ronald Buchanan, the chief information risk officer at the Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services, will become the next chief information security officer for the state.
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The proposed legislation would give the Information Technology Department the power to "advise, oversee and regulate cybersecurity strategy" for lower levels of government in the hopes of improving security across the state.
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Of the tens of millions of passport numbers stolen in the November breach of the Starwood hotel chain’s reservation system, 5.25 million were unencrypted, the company reports.
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