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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Last week federal prosecutors in the city charged hackers with stealing $3.5 million from an energy company and almost taking $1 million from a school district.
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The hope is that citizens and businesses will register their private security cameras with the police department to increase the availability of video footage for investigations.
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Two Pennsylvania state representatives have drafted legislation which would let students opt out of programs with technology that doesn't meet state security standards.
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Windows 10 appears to collect extensive data about Web addresses users visit, then sends that information back to the company's servers for storage.
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The Small Business Administration launched a page that provides information for business owners about how to keep data and computers protected.
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A new report finds 80 percent of information security professionals have experienced a data leak and call the problem a substantial concern.
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The Cyber Center of Excellence was created in San Diego to stay one step ahead of hackers.
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Low budgets and a lack of staff resources in government threaten the effectiveness of government privacy programs.
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Before delivering a keynote at the Florida Center for Cybersecurity 2015 Annual Conference, former NSA Director Keith Alexander spoke about his new startup and the direction cybersecurity must take to be successful.
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The European Court of Justice decision argued that because the NSA has access to data from phone and Internet users, the Safe Harbor arrangement goes against the protections of privacy in the E.U. Charter.
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Attorney General Jim Hood wrote a brochure that gives helpful tips on how to stay secure.
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The 2005 federal legislation requiring states to increase security measures in state-issued driver's licenses is coming back to haunt the states that did not adopt the measure.
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The 2014 North-Korean-sponsored hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment was the catalyst for the Department of Justice to take action on cybersecurity.
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Several U.S. legislators believe so, citing recent attacks on Sony and the Office of Personnel Management.
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Due to growing data security concerns, a bill working its way through the Wyoming Legislature would mandate that the state encrypt sensitive data.
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After the Lebanon library announced that patrons could use the anonymous Tor Web browser, the Department of Homeland Security expressed concern, which prompted a debate over free speech and security.
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During his visit to Seattle, Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed tech innovations, cybersecurity and global climate policies.
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Statistical analysis of a decade's worth of data points to a surprise decline in large-scale data breaches.
