Cybersecurity
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The National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ list reflects pressure on states to manage cyber risk, modernize systems and implement AI responsibly — with federal partnership playing a central role. -
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.
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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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Nineteen months ago, the New Hampshire state website experienced the same kind of attack as the one that hit the Manchester company.
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What made last week’s Internet takedown so effective — and, some would say, sinister — was how the attackers weaponized everyday devices like security cameras, digital video recorders and baby monitors.
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For the first time, the NGA held its annual gathering for the spy agency’s technology contractors in St. Louis' Cortex district, a bustling tech hub that’s a far cry from the gated NGA campus hidden among the factories of the south riverfront.
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A Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity at the University of Connecticut’s School of Engineering is an initiative intended to support education and research in the field.
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Technology has not only brought transparency that the campaigns and parties can’t do much to control, but also a speed of communication that sometimes leaves them exposed.
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According to reports, multiple sites have been hit by a cyberattack resulting in crashes and extremely slow load times.
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Even Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor, acknowledged that cheating isn't a concern of the Trump campaign in Illinois.
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It is important to change a password every 90 days and to not use the password for other accounts.
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Two California cities offer best practices.
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In the federal government’s push to expand cybersecurity training, it has targeted all levels of education and designated nearly 200 colleges and universities as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense.
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St. Jude confirmed that it is evaluating new internet videos purporting to demonstrate four cyber vulnerabilities of its implantable devices.
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States have struggled to meet federal ID requirements since stiffer regulations were passed in 2005; now, as deadlines loom, extensions on compliance are getting more difficult to come by.
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Medical devices could theoretically be hacked to secretly transmit patients' health and financial data outside the hospital, where it could be exploited for identity theft. And the FDA wants cooperation to thwart such attacks.
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CIOs and CISOs realize that human error is perhaps the biggest weakness in any information security program -- but proper training may condition employees not to click or open anything that looks remotely suspicious.
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After his keynote address on Day 2 of the Cyber Georgia conference at Augusta University, CIA Director John Brennan said forums such as the one in Augusta are examples of ways professionals can work together for solutions and recognize the problems the country faces.
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That type of data made available by police and health departments leads to easy-to-implement solutions that work for everyone.
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More and more, hackers are praying on local governments, hospitals and even police departments, and forcing officials to decide whether to meet the demands or risk losing their data.
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A smaller staff and a smaller budget don’t lessen the cybersecurity burden. Here’s what leaders at the local level are doing to protect their IT environments.
