Cybersecurity
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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. -
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.
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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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Although there have been many high-profile hacks, more often than not, data is not thoroughly protected and requires no authentication to access private information.
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Announced by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, the center will combine leaders from academia, the military and private industry to combat threats and share expertise.
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Although Internet-connected devices in the home may provide benefits like saving energy, the constant stream of data could be used against you.
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After an attack by the terrorist organization, the family of one of the victims is pursuing legal action against the social media site it claims made the attack possible due to Twitter's "willful blindness."
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The FTC released a report detailing the extensive amounts of data big businesses draw from consumers and made clear that officials are wary of how such practices can cause harm.
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A cybersecurity software company has predicted that the terrorist group will target American businesses, utilities and presidential campaigns.
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Employees and contractors at VA medical centers, clinics, pharmacies and benefit centers commit thousands of privacy violations each year, racking up more than 10,000 since 2011.
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The initiative will require a level of cooperation that historically has not existed between the White House and Silicon Valley, which have long been at odds over government surveillance.
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Despite the negatives, GPS-powered precision agriculture technology has transformed crop production into data that can be fine tuned, increasing production.
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The campaign — called “Taxes. Security. Together.” — is meant to raise public awareness about how easily consumers can put their personal financial and tax data at risk.
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Rep. Chad Magendanz said he hopes the act will eliminate barriers for law enforcement and create a clear path to defend against diverse cybercriminals.
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The city of Sacramento is at the center of a video warning presumably posted by the hacker group Anonymous regarding an anti-camping ordinance targeting the homeless.
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The Vermont Senator sat down in Las Vegas to discuss promises and perils of new technology.
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The information was likely stolen through malware downloaded through phishing attacks or indirectly through data breaches of other companies that stored Time Warner customer information.
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Micro-segmentation defense, attacks by rogue intelligence officers and quantum encryption investment are among many things to keep an eye on in 2016.
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Though the California Electronic Communication Privacy Act may slow law enforcement processes that had not previously been outlined, privacy advocates say it is restoring the balance in protecting citizens' digital information.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee recently named two new ways the state will protect its systems and the data of its citizens.
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An online service checks users' Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Google+ profiles for companies looking at potential employees, but the service may be used to vet potential immigrants.
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