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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According to the suit, software allows the defendants to to track, profile and target marketing to children.
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Russia is trying to create social tension in the U.S. to boost its own strength on the world stage — that includes targeting society itself.
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Bay Area Rapid Transit police continued to transmit photos even after the board passed a sanctuary policy that appears to have banned those actions.
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The money will be used to upgrade or replace voting systems, upgrade cybersecurity and improve physical security for areas where voting machines are stored across the state’s 41 counties.
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The risks of unauthorized data access has long been a concern for the health care sector, but the risk of lifesaving devices being compromised is growing as well.
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The announcement comes on the heels of recommendations from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, which noted some of the technological challenges facing law enforcement.
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Once completed, efforts will focus on cybersecurity research, artificial intelligence and collaboration between the university, government and private sector partners.
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The state has said a portion of a $5 million federal election security grant would go toward the training of local officials and vulnerability assessments.
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How confident should voters be that their ballots will be counted accurately?
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Following a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing Sept. 5, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he would meet with several state attorneys general on the issue of censorship on the platforms.
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Millions in federal funding will go toward new voting machines, though officials say the state is not dependent on the money for an accurate election.
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Risk-free electronic voting will never happen, but there are measures states and localities can take to reduce the danger.
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A detailed review of 400 state government websites has found that 99 percent fail when scored on their foundational functionality.
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The Protections for Consumer Data Privacy Act went into effect Sept. 1.
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Legislation by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) is the states latest volley to bring by Obama-era Internet protection rules.
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Servers had been backed up the night before the attack, prompting officials not to pay the roughly $340,000 ransom.
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Officials in Dickinson County, Kan., are banking on new antivirus software and staff training to better defend against future online threats.
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Students will receive mentoring from Facebook professionals and hands-on training to respond to simulated cyberattacks.
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