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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Organizers of a contest around such systems especially wanted to ensure they would be able to surmount what is perhaps the highest hurdle facing e-voting: the public’s reluctance to try something new.
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As sophisticated cybersecurity threats grow in frequency, institutions large and small are devoting more time and money than ever to protecting their own and their customers' information from online attacks.
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Kalispell Public Schools increased its cyber coverage from $250,000 to $1 million.
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Charges have been brought against a suspect for launching a phishing attack that potentially made personal information of more than 750,000 individuals vulnerable.
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While the data from the previous year represents a look back at major trends of the year, it also paints a picture of where public-sector IT teams will be focused in the future.
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Experts fear the Internet of Things can be conscripted into a virtual army by hackers if companies continue to create products with weak or no security protections.
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This comes after the Georgia Secretary of State’s office announced an attempt to break through their firewall came from an IP address associated with the DHS.
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Concerns have risen about a Department of Homeland Security computer making questionable visits to a number of state computers in recent months.
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Obama refused to say whether he thought the hacking was the decisive factor in Clinton's surprising loss to Trump.
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According to Deputy Chief Jared Mills, the page, closely resembling the original, is posting disturbing fake news.
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Amit Yoran will take the helm at the fast-growing Columbia cybersecurity company Jan. 3.
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The city experienced technical problems with connections on Skype, a telephone-video internet service.
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After an attack in November, the Secretary of State's office was able to trace the breach to the Department of Homeland Security, which has denied it tried to break through the state’s computer firewall.
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It is probably the largest such breach to have occurred in the U.S., according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, which tracks data breaches.
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Plus, President Barack Obama has gently coaxed the president-elect to stop blowing off daily briefings from our nation's intelligence agencies, saying that if he's not getting their detailed perspective, then he is "flying blind.”
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Despite many lawmakers agreeing that the matter should be looked into, President-elect Trump has dismissed reports that the Russians attempted to intervene in the elections.
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For decades, deterrence has effectively countered the threat of nuclear weapons. Can we achieve similar results against cyber weapons?
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner has renewed his effort to create a permanent committee to deal with cybersecurity, "narrowly focused on providing oversight of our strategy to protect sensitive data, defend our networks, and to deter malicious cyber actors."
