Cybersecurity
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The nonprofit advisory group GovRAMP reports that its Progressing Security Snapshot Program leads to steady cybersecurity improvements for cloud service providers who sell to government, ultimately boosting trust.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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With the DNC email leak and Trump calling on Russia to hack Clinton's emails, concern about foreign meddling in the 2016 presidential election process is rising. Is e-voting the next cyber battleground?
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Prime-time speakers at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia slammed Donald Trump’s apparent fondness for Russia, which U.S. spy agencies and cybersecurity firms suspect was behind the hack.
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The Goverment Accountability Office last year disclosed that there had been more than 67,000 intrusions in 2014 into computer systems belonging to 24 major federal agencies.
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The theft ultimately led to the release of almost 20,000 internal emails through WikiLeaks last week on the eve of the convention.
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Roling shares how he makes sure his staff -- and the state workforce in general -- is prepared for today’s threats.
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