Cybersecurity
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Chief Privacy Officer Martha Wewer reviewed the state’s approach to data protection, AI oversight and consumer privacy on Thursday as Gov. Josh Stein marked a new day of awareness during Data Privacy Week. -
There was a record set for data breaches in 2025, and the incidents were also paired with fewer details in notification letters, raising concerns about transparency and public understanding.
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Following a turbulent year in cybersecurity, the state Governor’s Technology Office is seeking to hire a new cybersecurity lead to manage risk and compliance. Nevada’s permanent CISO retired in May 2025.
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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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Agencies are broadening a few conventional tactics to prevent cyberattacks.
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Defense attorneys and some legal scholars suggest that he FBI committed more serious crimes than those they’ve arrested.
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FBI Director James Comey paints a guarded picture of the bureau’s war on cybercrime and its escalating battle on the encryption front.
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The nonprofit Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center has developed a series of auto cybersecurity best practices that cover governance, risk management, security by design and threat detection, to name a few.
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Speaking Tuesday at a cybersecurity conference in Washington, FBI Director James Comey appeared to draw a line between hacking for traditional espionage purposes and computer intrusions meant to influence the outcome of an election.
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The hack in Illinois marked the first confirmation that such a breach could be executed successfully.
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Given the state’s cyber assets, local and state officials believe New Mexico could become a hub for the cybersecurity industry.
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The Trump app's privacy policy says that users who agree to share their contact data can rescind that consent later, however, users do not have a way to know if their data will be deleted from the campaign's servers.
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Ransomware attacks are not new, but they are among the fastest growing forms of malware, and they increasingly target government and hospital networks.
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The state's health information exchange is seeking the certification to ensure that clinical information is protected, but not all stakeholders feel it's worth the effort.
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Officials and digital voting advocates say statistics, polling infrastructure and auditing laws make voter fraud highly implausible.
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Some experts say they’re overblown. Yet the issue reflects how the Internet has become the world’s superstructure, knitting the citizenry together.
