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 agency disputes a news outlet’s report as “categorically false,” adding that an analysis describing the attack was made public in a June letter to Congress.
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With public software increasingly less vulnerable, bad actors are utilizing legitimate tools already on users' systems — and so-called 'fileless' attack techniques that leave no trace.
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Federal officials say the program aids security and could eventually save passengers time, but privacy advocates have expressed concerns about its expanded use.
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Each stage of the ransomware cycle gets harder — and more expensive — to resolve. Here's how to stop an attack before it gets out of hand.
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The audit will include a review of the overall strength of the county's cybersecurity, as well as an assessment of the county's security practices.
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A free online aptitude course called CyberStart offers scholarships to onboard students into the cybersecurity sector.
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A “cyber-hygiene scan” of South Carolina’s systems found 55 vulnerabilities with devices used by the State Election Commission.
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At a meeting of the National Governors Association, the governors agreed to develop or build upon statewide plans to combat cyberattacks against IT networks, and to protect both personal and government data stored on state systems.
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The county's lack of disclosure comes amid a fierce national debate over whether and to what degree American politics have been intentionally manipulated by sophisticated international adversaries, like Russia.
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Officials at WSU — and every other university and college, as well as state agencies — should learn a valuable lesson from the very expensive and embarrassing experience.
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Secretaries of state are concerned about not just the federal government's request for voter information but also the information they're not getting about election security breaches.
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It includes security measures around the state buildings in St. Paul, including those in which the state Supreme Court meets and other, but does not include the state Capitol itself, which recently underwent a $310 million renovation.
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Gov. Dannel Malloy announced a strategy in which the state will focus efforts on education and inclusion around cybersecurity, building a more skilled workforce, and bolstering resources to the public and private sectors.
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One expert says that even basic information like a voter’s name, address and date of birth is enough to cause problems.
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Auditor Pat McCarthy said the voluntary risk assessments can help protect taxpayer data and improve public confidence in system security.
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Police said the town's IT department took down the Web page after finding it had been hacked at about 7:30 a.m.
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The county started considering this measure following an incident with the computer systems at Ruby Memorial Hospital in March 2016.
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State Rep. Jay Hughes says that Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has already divulged private voter data to Trump’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.
