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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New Amazon Machine Images for Amazon Web Services, developed based on the center's secure configuration benchmarks, allow organizations to leverage the benefits of the cloud while also adhering to best practice security standards.
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Both of the state's U.S. senators and all 14 Michigan members of the U.S. House signed the letter asking for the Battle Creek base to be named the location of a Cyber Operations Squadron.
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Modernization supports governments in fulfilling their missions -- this infographic from HP shows how.
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The thefts were part of a scheme to use the patients' information to file fraudulent tax returns.
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The move is the latest government response to a recent string of costly cyberattacks launched from abroad against U.S. targets.
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe hopes to find a reasonable compromise between Virginians' privacy rights and law enforcement's ability to investigate.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee twice voted not to send the proposed law to the floor, making New Mexico one of only three states without a law requiring that consumers be notified in case of data breaches.
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Considering that hundreds of pieces of information can be collected from apps in a single day, it’s becoming clear that the actual price of a free smartphone app might be your identity.
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As the world’s largest democracy, India may have something to teach when it comes to a workable universal ID card.
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Employees had given up log-in credentials after responding to an email that had been sent to collect just such critical information.
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State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said Tuesday that Alaska and Oregon will join in the market conduct examination of the security breach Premera discovered on Jan. 29.
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The company, New York-based CLEAR, says its scanning kiosks will be integrated into the Transportation Security Administration's existing Pre-Check system.
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Measures are making their way through the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives that would help enhance information-sharing on cyberthreats between private companies and government agencies.
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A recent run of website breaches in Hampton Roads, Va., has underscored how anyone can be a target.
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Here's how to deal with some of the biggest (and most difficult) issues that may come your way.
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Microsoft executives confirmed in January that the company was developing a new Web browser tailored to the modern Internet.
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Premera Blue Cross said it discovered Jan. 29 that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated attack” that gained access to its information technology systems.
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The city’s economic development efforts lag behind those of other cities that already have gotten in on what is projected to be a $120 billion global market by 2017.
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