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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The bill will increase liability protections for private-sector firms that share information on cybersecurity threats with the federal government.
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The partnership's goal is to boost soldiers' skills, education and training to prevent attacks on military and civilian computer networks.
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Following an Intelligence Committee report, Sen. Richard Burr defends the act, which would encourage businesses to share information about cyberattacks with the government.
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The bill would preempt the various state notification requirements in favor of a national one that would apply only to breaches that could lead to identity theft or economic loss.
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The agency's computer network was not sufficiently protected and allowed insecure connections to critical devices, according to auditors.
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The episode provides a window into how the voting industry is succeeding in selling officials on the new technology, despite predictions of likely security breaches.
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Cybersecurity experts say the risk from attacks extends beyond losing information to opening opportunities for serious damage.
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And that's a good thing. The security of RFID chips has been called into question on many occasions, but an industry expert says there's no reason to be concerned.
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If superior cybersecurity technologies exist, there is a responsibility beyond corporate profits or government compliance standards that must expedite their use.
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After a few months of serving in an interim capacity, Block is now the state's long-term security man.
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Police and fire chiefs say they are aware of the vicious virus and other types of hacker dangers and are taking all the precautions they can to ward them off.
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Compiled with the help of 70 national and international cybersecurity organizations, the report examines nearly 80,000 security incidents and more than 2,000 confirmed data breaches in more than 60 countries.
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Drones aren't everywhere yet, but once the FAA fine-tunes the rules for commercial drone use, thousands of companies could receive licenses to do business via unmanned aircraft.
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Conservative advocates said they want Congress to ban mass surveillance of Americans without a warrant and destroy previously collected data.
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Countless users – including some who work for government and law enforcement – have been put in the uncomfortable position of having to decide whether to pay off criminals to recover their data.
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With each technological advance, more of our lives — from the humdrum to the hyper-dramatic — is being caught on camera.
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It is important not to allow technology to run roughshod over the expectations of privacy that the Constitution affords Americans.
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You can’t secure the entire cloud, but you can take steps to secure your data.
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