Cybersecurity
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Funding from the federal State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program will support the delivery of multifactor authentication hard tokens to 161 local governments in New York state. -
The auditor’s budget was cut after its refusal to join a countywide cyber program and contribute $1 million from its real estate assessment fund to help mitigate the cybersecurity costs.
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Lawmakers in the Magnolia State are considering bills to make the state CIO a cabinet member, mirroring a national trend of CIOs evolving from tech managers to enterprise leaders — and to create a cybersecurity department.
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During his State of the Union address, Obama mentioned the signing and called for Congress to take action to protect the nation's critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.
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Jarno Limnell talks cyberthreats and vulnerabilities in the United States.
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Mayor Mike McGinn's decision to return the city's drones to the vendor puts Seattle in the center of discussions about the role of such technologies in government.
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According to a new report from McAfee Labs, 2013 will see the rise of adaptable and frequent cyberattacks.
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Google researchers have proposed "physical" passwords, such as a USB key or finger ring, to solve website password problems.
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Additional authentication gives Colorado confidence that its cloud-based email deployment meets federal data security requirements.
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A campaign spanning five years, dubbed Operation "Red October," aimed to illegally obtain sensitive information from key government sources across the globe.
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The $388 billion cybercrime business is now as large as the international illegal drug trade, and brings threats of foreign espionage.
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The increase in cybersecurity attacks and threats sparks conversation among IT experts who are calling for a national cyberdoctrine.
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As Windows tech support scams became increasingly common, investigators at the Federal Trade Commission began setting traps that eventually led to legal action.
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Two types of free technical crime reporting tools are available to businesses and consumers: an online module and more recently, a native app for mobile devices.
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If successful, a continuous monitoring project at the White House could lay the foundation for additional operational changes in federal agencies.
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Though unlikely, an Internet blackout in the U.S. like the recent abrupt outage in Syria could result in destruction fit for a Hollywood movie.
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A security breach that cost the state $14 million and compromised personal data of millions of residents also cost one official his job.
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A Senate bill originally touted as a guardian of American privacy has been rewritten to allow federal agencies access to Internet accounts without a warrant.
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Amid cybersecurity bills in Congress and talk of a presidential executive order, a study conducted in 2007, but only recently released, found that much of the nation's power grid is vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
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The range, opened on Nov. 9, trains cybersecurity professionals in detecting and preventing cyberattacks in a real-world setting.
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Virginia CIO Sam Nixon discusses cybersecurity challenges and new technology that is helping protect information.
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