Cybersecurity
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Following an internal audit by the city technology office, leaders said they have removed an unknown account that had gained access to confidential legal files. An IT analysis is underway. -
Attorney General Dana Nessel is renewing her call for Michigan to pass a law requiring companies to immediately report data breaches to her office, which would allow for quickly alerting the public.
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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.
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The Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center is still under construction in Augusta, Ga., with the first building set to open in July 2018.
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State CIOs are making security and cloud services their top priorities for the upcoming year.
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New York election officials are asking for $27 million to bolster security.
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How much can your cellphone reveal about where you go?
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No password or any other form of security protected a huge tranche of top-secret Army files stored on a cloud site, including elements of a classified battlefield intelligence platform codenamed Red Disk.
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Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has announced $35 million in funding for a second building at the Hull McKnight Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center in Augusta.
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The federal government has filed its first indictments against three Chinese hackers for their alleged involvement in a phishing scam and malware attack.
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The Symantec Government Symposium, to be held December 5 at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington D.C.
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Wiretap software can be installed on-site or in the cloud, continuously analyzing all conversations and file content that moves across a company’s in-house social network.
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Hiring and keeping qualified IT staffers, particularly cybersecurity experts, is a serious problem for states.
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Federal compliance requirements have the county assessing how it handles confidential taxpayer data.
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Sacramento Regional Transit was able to restore its website and 80 percent of the data destroyed by hackers with help from back-up devices and federal experts.
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The company paid hackers $100,000 to erase customer and driver data that was stolen in Oct. 2016.
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In the wake of September’s Equifax breach, CIO Todd Kimbriel talks about how to securely represent Texans digitally.
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Perpetrators of the ransomware attack erased data from the city’s Regional Transit system and threatened more damage unless an $8,000 ransom was paid.
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Amid security and data management concerns, the State Board of Elections voted 4-4 on whether the state should remain a part of the voter vetting system.
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Officials celebrated the placement of the final steel beam at the Hull McKnight Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center Nov. 16.
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An event meant to focus youth on cybersecurity careers was made possible by the city’s Internet infrastructure.
