Cybersecurity
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State lawmakers are ramping up data center pursuit a year after passing controversial legislation aimed at drawing data centers to West Virginia at the expense of local government control and funding. -
An ambulance billing company has agreed to pay Connecticut and Massachusetts $515,000 for a 2022 data breach that exposed private information of nearly 350,000 residents, officials said.
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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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Hackers use innovative thinking when breaching systems, why can't government?
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The goal is to develop advanced technology to identify, defend and prevent cyberattacks more efficiently and effectively — and deliver a working prototype by 2018 that other institutions and industries, such as banks and government agencies, can use.
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Local residents are bothered that the Stingray devices -- which allow police to track cell phones -- were not disclosed to the public before implementation.
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CryptoBin, which allegedly posted federal employees' private information, is now only accessible through its numeric address.
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At a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing held Feb. 9, security officials testified about the threats facing the United States -- and possible opportunities.
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Although the phone has been taken as evidence, there is still no way to find out what information it holds due to the encryption key that only the owner can unlock.
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The Justice spokesman said that as of now, there is no indication that any “sensitive personally identifiable information” was lost.
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The changes at the nation's most prominent intelligence-gathering outfit reflect more than a decade spent rethinking how the United States gathers intelligence.
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The Washington State Health Care Authority reported that two employees exchanged files containing Social Security numbers and personal health information in violation of federal regulations.
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The Obama administration outlined the need for an increased emphasis on cybersecurity given rising threat levels and a need to adapt to the rapidly changing environment.
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The legislation was passed by the General Laws and Technology Committee whose rationale was to protect the private information of public employees from possible hackers.
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Legislation is being drafted in both California and New York to create a way for law enforcement to access locked smartphones that require user authentication.
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Law enforcement must consider examine the total cost of ownership for body-worn cameras, including video storage.
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The deal focuses heavily on providing privacy assurances to E.U. citizens concerned about how their data might be used by the U.S. government.
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker noted an increased need for improved communication with private-sector companies, something spurred further by the ever-growing number of devices connecting to the Internet of Things.
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In two days, contact information of about 20,000 FBI employees and 9,000 DHS employees was published.
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Scouring social media for users who are potentially dangerous is an ongoing battle in which the goal is continually evolving. Security officials are looking for ways to spot terrorists and not just bots.
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Called the U.S. Digital Registry, the effort aims to provide much-needed verification not only for agencies' social media accounts, but also for their third-party sites and apps.
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