Cybersecurity
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State leaders prioritized AI advancement in 2025; CIO Alberto Gonzalez said it will help support being efficient and improved service delivery for residents. Onboarding staff has been greatly quickened. -
What cyber trends and predictions are coming for 2026? Here’s your annual security industry prediction report roundup for the new year, highlighting insights from the top vendors, publications and thought leaders.
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The local government was among many nationwide that were impacted by a cyber attack on the CodeRED platform. Its owner has transferred the county and other subscribers to a new system.
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The federal government is alleging that Georgia Tech and its research arm didn’t follow enforcement of cybersecurity rules stated within U.S. Department of Defense contracts.
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The U.S. Air Force is indeed considering a $1 billion proposal from Port San Antonio in Texas to relocate its cybersecurity unit there from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The courtship dates to February.
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CrowdStrike is a useful lesson for officials who draw up government IT contracts, pushing them to ask the question of how future contracts can prepare for any unplanned outages.
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Wi-Fi at Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport remains out, after an incident in May took the Kansas city’s computer systems offline. A new system is in the works, but temporary Wi-Fi may come online this fall.
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Data breaches hit more than 1 billion victims in 2024, a huge increase driven by massive data compromises at Ticketmaster Entertainment LLC and Advance Auto Parts Inc. according to a new report.
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Many class-action lawsuits have been filed against a Florida-based data firm following disclosures that a breach might have compromised personal information, including Social Security numbers.
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Virginia Tech CISO Randy Marchany discusses his career, SANS training and all things cybersecurity at a major university in 2024.
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Computerized in-vehicle systems for police are still not up, and residents are unable to pay utility bills online. The cybersecurity breach, detected Aug. 4, shuttered City Hall for nearly a week.
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The project, which is called UnDisruptable27, wants society to prepare for near-future geopolitical conflicts in which cyber attacks are aimed at Americans’ access to water, medical care, power and food.
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This year the Los Angeles Superior Court was hit by a ransomware attack that infected its computer system with damaging software, forcing it to temporarily close.
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The Minnesota-based group has begun sending letters to patients whose information may have been accessed during a large cyber attack in February. The attack may have impacted data from as many as 1 in 3 Americans.
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In a talk at the Las Vegas event, an independent security researcher discussed the Nebraska Supreme Court’s software and website. The court was notified prior to the event, and nothing bad has happened as a result of the vulnerability.
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If adopted, the treaty would be a major step in creating global consensus on combating cyber crime. The agreement would empower international cooperation, but it has also sparked human rights concerns.
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One state lawmaker in Michigan is calling for heightened penalties for ransomware attacks that affect hospital systems after an attack last week impacted the McLaren hospital system.
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Carter Schoenberg is a trusted security expert who has vast experience in the public and private sectors. Here’s his guidance on what works and what doesn’t with the cybersecurity industry.
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Ransomware attacks against the health-care sector put lives at risk — and they’re getting worse. But federal authorities are providing free cybersecurity resources to foster systemwide change.
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There are two cyber conferences in Las Vegas over the next several days, with those being the Black Hat USA convention and Def Con 32, the longest-running hacking conference in the United States.
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As other military branches have broadly struggled to hire, train and retain cybersecurity talent, some say that the solution is adding a U.S. Cyber Force dedicated to digital defense.
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