Cybersecurity
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Government security leaders are struggling. Cyber investments are lagging. Resources are being cut. The problem is getting worse. Let’s explore solutions. -
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.
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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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For the most part, the bigger states got bigger grants. But the presidential battleground state of Michigan got more money per person than other big states.
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Facial scans and fingerprinting are being hailed as the latest way to streamline air travel, but privacy advocates say that speed and convenience are not without risks.
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Since early February, the Department of Technology has been working to shore up a gap in the outdoor emergency alert system that could have let hackers take control of the 114-siren network.
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The best way to protect elections is to plan and prepare for an audit of the results after the votes are cast.
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Plus, Code for America launches new Community Fellowship program; the ACLU looks to hire data scientists; and the U.S. Treasury launches a data lab on its revamped USAspending.gov site.
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Under a directive signed by Gov. Tom Wolf, Westmoreland County is making a $3 million move to voting machines that produce a paper trail this summer.
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Early figures in the Cambridge Analytica scandal put the number of users affected at roughly 50 million, but now the social media company estimates that at least 87 million users had their data improperly shared.
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Emergency response and service at the nation's busiest airport were unaffected by a March 22 ransomware attack, but the city of Atlanta is still working to restore some services across its enterprise.
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Laura Negrón will head up the newly formed effort to protect publicly held data in New York City.
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The Monday attack was limited to the electronic data interchange system but follows a larger trend of attacks on U.S. energy infrastructure.
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A highly-skilled group of hackers is using spear-phishing emails and watering-hole attacks against administrators and engineers to manipulate vital control systems and see how federal authorities react.
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Federal funding to the tune of $7 million comes down to state lawmakers forking over $350,000.
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Alabama is the 50th state to enact a consumer protection law that would require residents to be notified if their data has been breached.
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Recent incidents have left the public sector on edge when it comes to how it safeguards public resources from employees’ ad hoc cryptomining operations.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the NYC Secure smartphone application Thursday, saying it will alert citizens to suspicious activities online and attempts to compromise their devices.
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Hacks against cities have dominated headlines over the last week, and officials are left with a difficult decision to make.
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The weekend attack temporarily crippled the computer-aided emergency dispatch tools and forced dispatchers into taking calls manually.
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While cyberattacks are nothing new to those protecting public IT assets, a recent string of hacks against major cities is redoubling cybersecurity efforts in the tech heartland.
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