Cybersecurity
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Bryce Bailey, deputy state CISO, has been tapped to be interim CISO in the Cornhusker State following the departure of Abby Eccher-Young. The state is also looking to hire a new chief data officer. -
Tulsa International Airport recently suffered a ransomware attack, a spokeswoman confirmed. The facility is independent of the city of Tulsa, which suffered its own such incident in early 2019.
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City officials are trying to determine the full extent of systems impacted by a ransomware attack, which paralyzed phone and computer systems in multiple departments beginning early Wednesday.
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Foreign concern about NSA spying is affecting the cloud market, and Microsoft is fighting back.
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The Target data breach in 2013 spurred Kentucky lawmakers to put notification policies in place so that citizens receive timely notice when credit card and other sensitive data is stolen.
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As data breaches draw international attention, shoppers are looking for accountability, according to a National Consumers League survey released Monday.
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As more and more people travel and global trade expands, it's clear that effective identity management is becoming a critical issue for governments worldwide.
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Quadrennial review highlights the five missions of the department and how they’ve evolved.
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State CIO Ron Baldwin said a contractor noticed and confirmed what appeared to be unauthorized Internet access to the state's Department of Public Health and Human Service computer last July.
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The nascent kill switch movement appears to be an outgrowth of anti-theft commitments smartphone manufacturers made earlier this year.
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Cities and counties considering BYOD should ponder these lessons from early adopters.
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Users of phones with Google or Microsoft operating systems will soon be able to activate kill switches on their devices nationwide, but the changes still require users to take the proactive step of opting in.
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Clear, a New York-based technology business, announced today that McCarran would be the 10th airport in the country where prescreened members can use their Clear Card to speed through security checkpoints.
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Pittsburgh has become the arsenal of cybersecurity because it is home to CMU’s Software Engineering Institute CERT cyberteam, and because the FBI placed a nonprofit training alliance there, assigning a data warrior to its helm.
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The swelling number of companies seeking to shore up their defenses against cyberattacks has helped Wombat, a Carnegie Mellon University upstart, thrive in only a few short years.
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A state law allows school districts to record audio inside buses for both disciplinary and security purposes.
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The district is installing a multimillion-dollar, high-tech surveillance system that keeps an eye on school perimeters, administrative offices and areas where students gather.
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Concern that the County Executive's Office snooped on council emails, calendars and documents prompted members to request a separate computer server that would be independent of other departments.
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Why didn't UPMC detect the breach — and realize how extensive it was — on its own?
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Government agencies can – and should – use sites like Facebook and Twitter. They just need to play it safe, and proceed cautiously.
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A group of students and faculty from one Ohio community college will spend the summer learning the skills they’ll need to fill those jobs defending against constant cyber attacks.
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