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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Just over halfway through its five-year contract with a firm that specializes in training for management and IT professionals, the state’s Office of Information Services is focusing on creating IT leaders and is seeing improved performance.
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New legislation hopes to make elections more secure by making them less electronic.
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Cybersecurity is becoming part of the fabric of government operations, as proven by the fact that all respondents in NASCIO's biennial cybersecurity survey reported having an enterprise-level chief information security officer.
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State CIOs weigh in on the issue that's topping their priority lists.
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A spate of hacking attacks has put U.S. states on edge ahead of November’s presidential vote.
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Every two years, states are graded on how well they use technology. Our infographic outlines key findings from the 2016 survey.
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A recent assessment of the county's IT operations recommended that the staff level be increased by 27 to bring it in line with the industry standard of between 5 and 11 percent of its user base.
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By 2020, the cybersecurity industry will need 1.5 million more workers than will be qualified for jobs. What's the solution? Getting high school and college students excited about the industry.
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The money will be used to create a step-by-step response plan should the city's online infrastructure experience a breach, and to further train city and state employees so they know their roles if a cyber incident occurs.
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Ash Carter reaches out to the tech industry with an open ear for feedback, a push for collaboration and an influx of investment dollars for defense solutions.
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The technology, created by a company called Secure Cloud, substitutes a bit of randomly generated data or symbols for the sensitive data or command that is sandwiched between hundreds of lines of code in an encrypted packet of data sent between devices.
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The information that could be accessed was not more sensitive data, like Social Security or driver’s license numbers.
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Gregory Touhill, a retired brigadier general and deputy assistant secretary of cybersecurity and communications for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has been named as the first federal CISO.
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Oregon is the fourth state to give its police access to AWS Cloud.
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Singapore CIO Chan Cheow Hoe reveals the aspirations and strategies within the city-state's aggressive smart city initiatives.
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Experts are warning that in a year of unending political drama, still more might be in store, from Russian hackers to obsolete voting machines prone to breakdowns, all with the potential for causing considerable political chaos.
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The computer system, which launched Sept. 5, experienced a glitch that let utility customers see others' bills.
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The state's director of elections said he has high confidence that Kansas' voter data is secure.
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