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. -
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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Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder qualified his statement that Snowden had done a public service by saying the way Snowden went about the revelation was inappropriate and damaging to national security.
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The more context officials can add to a certain action, the more they will know about a potential breach.
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Project Green Light links together private cameras and feeds directly to a real-time crime center at Detroit Public Safety Headquarters.
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The notoriously vulnerable and open-ended Internet of Things is at the heart of a nearly quarter-million-dollar Department of Homeland Security award to a California-based company.
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Ransomware – which encrypts your files and offers to sell you the key – operates differently from other malicious software. Those differences turn out to give potential victims a fighting chance.
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Ransomware’s been around for a while, but it’s become a huge problem in just the last six months. Here is a little background and what to do if you find yourself the victim.
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A new report shows that the federal government is slow to adapt to cyberthreats, even in the face of severe consequences.
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Such homegrown terrorists, along with anti-government militia activity and racially motivated extremism, are often overlooked by the mainstream media, where the focus is largely on the threats posed by outsider groups like the Islamic State.
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Sen. Charles E. Schumer is asking the Obama administration to focus on fighting ransomware under its newly announced Cybersecurity National Action Plan.
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Users who haven't changed their passwords since the 2012 breach could soon find their accounts compromised.
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Some driver's license offices will start the transition this week, although officials did not specify which ones.
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Government agencies have barely two years to upgrade the PCI security to computer systems that accept credit card payments. Missing that deadline could mean added costs and even an interruption to the flow of revenue.
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Some gunmakers know how to manufacture smart guns. But they have faced obstacles to selling them — until possibly now.
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Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin demanded that EMVCo, the group that sets standards for the chip technology, explain its governance and decision-making in light of the snags that EMV cards have run into.
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The recent squabble between the FBI and Apple goes far beyond the San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone. Here is a quick overview to understand the big picture.
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With the increase in identity theft, credit agencies are usually offering a year of free credit monitoring that will alert a user if there is suspicious activity -- but won't prevent it.
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In Louisiana, the East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney has hopes of getting access to the FBI's technique to open the locked iPhone of slain Baton Rouge mother Brittney Mills.
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If a computer search would qualify for a warrant if its whereabouts were known, why should simply hiding its location make it legally unsearchable?
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