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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U.S. Senator Edward Markey issued a report raising concerns about the ability of hackers to remotely take control of cars or steal personal information from increasingly sophisticated IT systems.
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With fraud and identity theft rising and advertising becoming increasingly targeted, the challenge is to protect student privacy without undermining the educational benefits of 21st-century technology.
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Experts say the intrusion is likely the work of state-sponsored foreign entities that are purposely stealing personal information from health-care companies.
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The event was scheduled a month ago but is particularly timely given this week's news of a massive hacking fiasco that compromised the personal data of up to 80 million Anthem insurance customers and employees.
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The competitions include two teams, one made up of students who attempt to create computer networks and one made of industry professionals and graduate students, that attempt to hack into those networks.
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Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill spoke at CMU, urging passage of three new laws meant, in part, to address the Internet’s accelerating encroachment into our private lives.
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The past two years have been transformative for cyber-operations in Texas, Engle said.
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A senior fellow with Indiana University's cybersecurity research center explains that government hasn't done nearly what it should when it comes to preventing cyberattacks.
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HealthCare.gov continues to face technical problems that cost the American public, this time, in privacy.
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The Security Center of Excellence, set to open in spring, is targeting to educate security staff about protecting data at the state and local levels, and in public schools -- and may eventually spread outside Pennsylvania's borders.
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Despite the technology's many benefits, "increased connectivity between devices and the Internet may create a number of security and privacy risks," the agency declared in a report.
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Nine states are in noncompliance with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s REAL ID act efforts.
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The crash renewed calls for tighter regulations of the aerial devices, which are increasingly popular with photographers and amateur aviation enthusiasts.
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As in the early days of any insurance coverage, cyber policies and terms are a mixed bag regarding what is covered and to what degree.
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Agencies don't need to avoid social media, experts say, but they need to prepare for possible attacks.
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Sessions at the summit held at CSU San Bernardino addressed the need to fill open positions in cybersecurity, and the need for diversity in the cybersecurity community.
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The state’s homeland security director says cyberthreats remain the "most important and least understood risk" to government and the private sector.
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This Wednesday brought some government website hiccups.
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