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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Only 24 percent of chief information security officers are very confident in their states’ ability to guard data against external threats.
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The Center for Digital Government’s Cybersecurity Leadership and Innovation Awards recognize the efforts of government and education agencies to keep confidential data secure despite evolving threats.
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In the war on cybercrime, the nonprofit information sharing group may be state and local government’s secret weapon.
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In the war on cybercrime, the nonprofit information sharing group may be state and local government’s secret weapon.
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A conference scheduled for this December was called by the UN to update global telecommunications regulations more than 20 years old, and the US has said the country is ready to cooperate, but doesn't want big changes.
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It might be obvious, but adding characters and complexity improves security.
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After a routine test was mistaken for a hacker attack, a mass-email was issued to tens of thousands of customers warning of leaked personal information, costing the city $20,000.
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A primer for the 68 percent of consumers who have no idea what a smart grid is.
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University of Texas at Dallas researchers created a new type of malware that avoids detection by traditional scanners.
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s open letter to President Barack Obama urges him to take action to secure America’s computer networks.
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Researchers, carmakers and security experts agree that it's only a matter of time before hackers find a way to hack into cars.
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Nearly all companies say they have difficulty handling the transfer of security clearances with federal contracts, a process called “security clearance reciprocity.”
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NASCIO announced 30 finalists for its 2012 Recognition Awards that honor outstanding IT achievement in state government.
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A new research paper suggests the developers of smart building components are overlooking security risks that could lead to hacker invasions.
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Following several congressional failures to pass cybersecurity bills, some signs point to a presidential order to protect the nation's infrastructure from hackers.
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