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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Law enforcement generally seeks to protect its hacking methods as long as possible because the techniques’ usefulness shrinks when the public or manufacturers are aware.
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Federal law prohibits flying a drone anywhere in and around Washington, an area known as the National Capital Region.
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Renewed emphasis is being placed on vulnerabilities associated with voting machines.
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To fight back against cyberthreats, security officials encourage people to work with government agencies and find ways to keep information offline.
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During a recent talk in Washington, D.C., Pentagon Deputy Secretary Robert Work said that the use of deep learning machines will allow for a better understanding of ISIS as a network — and how to target it precisely and lead to its defeat.
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Sen. Gary Peters is hoping that the private industry will take measures to protect driver information and build defenses to vehicle hacking rather than the federal government.
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In an ironic twist, Apple is now asking the FBI to cooperate requesting information on how the encryption was bypassed in order to better protect their phones.
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Using an unnamed third party the FBI was able to access the encrypted information ending the contentious lawsuit that sparked a national controversy.
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Many legal experts believe that Clinton faces little risk of being prosecuted for using the private email system to conduct official business when she served as Secretary of State.
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By understanding where attacks come from and some preventive steps you can take to minimize an attack, your agency will be better prepared to defend itself and your constituents.
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The move is symbolic because even though the men being charged are all in Iran, the U.S. ability to identify them sent a message to future state-sponsored hackers.
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As more personal information is collected by ever-more-powerful computers, giant sets of data have become available — not only for legitimate uses, but also abuses.
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Officials will neither confirm nor deny that forensic software company Cellebrite is helping the feds break into the iPhone used by the San Bernardino mass shooter.
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Despite objections that drivers' Social Security numbers would be shared nationally, a Senate panel approved a bill that would allow Louisiana motorists to get a license that meets federal travel and other ID rules.
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If the government drops its demands for Apple's help and unlocks the data itself, the tech company will likely remain in the dark on what prosecutors learned.
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Transit agencies have begun recording sound and video on buses in the name of safety and customer service — but critics say it represents another step in government spying on citizens.
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The new era of cybercrime requires little more than a credit card to launch an attack.
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FBI investigators say they may have found a way to access San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone information without the company's cooperation.
