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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Plus, Code for America reaches 10,000 users for ClearMyRecord.org; Seattle takes a data-driven approach to firefighting with new FireSTAT platform; and an offshoot of What Works Cities seeks to address economic mobility.
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Governments can help citizens protect their own cybersecurity by providing practical advice and meaningful support.
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Faramarz Shahi Savandi and Mohammad Shah Mansouri are accused of authoring the ransomware, named SamSam, and unleashing it on more than 200 victims, including the cities of Atlanta and Newark, the port of San Diego.
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A hack against a billing vendor for Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health may have compromised personal information of more than 2 million patients, including the Social Security numbers of 700,000.
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A lawsuit filed by the technology company alleges that a former employee attempted to download the details of a highly classified project before leaving to work for a competitor.
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Cybersecurity remains as a leading concern at all levels of government. Arizona’s chief information security officer discusses what he sees in his state and new approaches that can make government more resilient.
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Joshua G. Spence has been named as the state's CTO, an appointment that takes effect immediately.
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Instead of analysing every word people say, much of the listening AI that has been developed can actually learn a staggering amount of personal information just from the sound of our speech alone.
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With just more than a year left to replace the equipment, county officials are under the gun to make the switch — estimated to cost around $8 million.
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The Colorado Springs, Colo.-based think tank and military technology contractor Boecore Inc. are using a Jeopardy-style competition as a means of honing cybersecurity skills and engaging with local and national partners.
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Rather than battle a patchwork of state rules, organizations that do not sell or collect consumer information say it’s important that the federal government outline what they call "proportionate" laws around data and privacy.
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Hackers impersonated State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert and her deputy Susan Stevenson via email to target hundreds of individuals in U.S. defense and law enforcement agencies, according to cybersecurity experts.
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The city said a password-encrypted flash drive containing employee information was reported missing, potentially exposing the Social Security numbers, addresses and banking information of around 3,400 people.
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With tech companies under intense scrutiny for the ways they protect user data, a New Hampshire double murder could prove an important test case for what kind of witness Alexa, or your refrigerator, could be.
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Township supervisors called on state regulators and utility provider FirstEnergy Corp. to disclose how customer data flowing through the new meters would be protected from unwanted exposure.
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The roughly year-long assessment, which began in December 2017, highlighted issues with inventory accuracy and complying with cybersecurity discipline, and prompted nearly $560 million in remediation and system fixes.
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Overheated machines in Palm Beach County may have thrown a proverbial wrench in this year’s midterm elections counts, forcing recounts etc., but there is a deeper history of hardware issues dating back to 2008.
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The state experienced its tightest race for governor in 52 years, and lawsuits concerning the election fueled questions about whether widespread irregularities tainted the results.
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