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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As we see from these cautionary tales, bolstering network security in your local or state departments cannot wait.
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The sharing of cyberintelligence between government security agencies and non-government entities is a new frontier — another progression — in the wave of intelligence-sharing that followed the terrorist attacks of September 2001
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Eligible travelers will be able to submit their passport information and customs declaration form to Customs and Border Patrol via an app prior to arrival, cutting down on the time spent at the airport before the flight.
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Breaking into computer networks overseas in search of useful intelligence about foreign governments and terrorists conflicts with helping protect America's networks against foreign spies and other hackers.
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Rep. David McKinley will take messages from a West Virginia forum to Washington, D.C., in hopes of creating funding to support cybersecurity.
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Housed within the U.S. Department of Commerce, NIST is charged with promoting competition in the private sector while advancing innovation that serves the public.
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The emerging counter-drone techniques come in response to amateur operators increasingly buzzing corporate headquarters, sports venues and private homes.
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The new "Chief of Information Assurance” will be responsible for proactively identifying, protecting, detecting, reacting and recovering from advanced cyberthreats.
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Did a group that calls itself the Shadow Brokers succeeded in hacking the NSA's hackers — and are now offering the agency's cyber weapons to the highest bidder?
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In a lawsuit recently unsealed in federal court in San Jose, plaintiffs say their company's technology was actually developed by a Russian firm, is used by Russia’s security agency, and could be sabotaged in the event of a crisis.
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As consumers continue to buy Internet-enabled TVs, locks, thermostats and cars , the threat landscape will continue to compound.
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Parties and campaigns should recognize that the data they collect is a powerful asset, and dangerous in the wrong hands. They need to be far more vigilant about protecting it.
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Across the country, in the aftermath of the extraordinary attack on the DNC computers, cyber security experts are newly assessing the vulnerability of the nation’s voting system.
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An emergency computer incident response crew swept in, isolated the employee’s data from the rest of the county’s system and restored files to where they were an hour before the software attack occurred, with no information lost or stolen.
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The growing popularity of biometric technology has the attention of those looking for another layer of security, but as with anything else, there are implications to consider.
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Anxiety about outside influence over election results is high.
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The last-minute change is described as being necessary "to comply with Executive Order 13681, which requires federal agencies to provide more secure authentication for their online services."
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Samsung’s move to include iris scanning in its upcoming Galaxy Note7 phone could open the door to put the biometric security technology in the hands of more people.
