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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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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The recent hack of the Democratic National Committee’s computers has left U.S. officials scrambling over how to respond to a cyberattack that may have crossed a new line in the secretive world of state-sponsored spying and computer warfare.
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The Illinois State Board of Elections is recovering from and assessing the damage following a cybersecurity breach on July 12.
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The transaction system underlying the bitcoin network has far broader uses than easing financial transfers – including identifying people and tracking property ownership.
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Chaos happens when "smart" contracts act stupidly.
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The bipartisan Secure E-waste Export and Recycling Act introduced in the House of Representatives aims to keep used electronics “out of the hands of counterfeiters and data thieves.”
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Privacy Shield aims to replace the Safe Harbor framework, which the EU's top court struck down last year as insufficient after revelations in 2013 of mass spying by U.S. intelligence authorities.
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iOS users who choose to log in to the game via their Google accounts give Pokemon Go full access to all their Google data.
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The idea of turning lights on and off remotely might seem enticing, but make sure the software downloaded is properly secure.
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By offering stronger protections in Messenger, a widely used product, Facebook could be seen as making a powerful statement in the encryption debate.
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The Rhode Island DMV vehemently denied allegations raised by the American Civil Liberties Union about the sharing of driver license photos with the FBI.
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Many people and organizations think cybersecurity insurance can improve the cyberdefense status quo for the public and private sectors. But is that really the case?
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New Jersey homeland security officials appointed Mike Geraghty as head of the state's Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell, and as acting chief information security officer for the state.
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The Massachusetts Technology Learning Council called on companies to send proposals to the TSA for better ways to secure checkpoints and move passengers from the terminal to the gate.
