Cybersecurity
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The state’s recently arrived director of cyber operations will work closely with state Chief Information Security Officer Chris Gergen to build and manage statewide cybersecurity strategy and operations. -
After a phishing incident in December initially cost Warren County over $3.3 million, officials may soon pass a thorough computer use policy for county employees that will touch on related issues.
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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.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. must do more to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity and availability of internal financial systems and information.
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Identity Finder Web search found documents exposing 300,000 Californians’ names and Social Security numbers.
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The activist group Anonymous planned to hold another live demonstration the evening of Monday, Aug. 22, at the Civic Center in San Francisco to protest Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)’s decision to turn off underground cellular service on Aug. 11 to thwart protest organizers.
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The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will be upgrading existing video surveillance cameras for 358 buses, including adding the ability to have real-time monitoring.
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The city deployed a third-party software add-on for Google Apps for Government that allows IT administrators to see exactly what users are sharing in the cloud.
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Tresh’s main responsibilities will be setting up information security, privacy and data protection policy for the state.
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A survey of 100 apps found that many are storing a high percentage of unencrypted personal data, making mobile devices a more attractive target for identity thieves and hackers.
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The websites of rural law enforcement agencies across the country were hacked on Aug. 6 and 10 GB of sensitive data was posted online.
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Are expensive standalone systems passé? Federal IT officials favor more flexible and agile delivery models such as cloud computing and open source.
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Protecting the nation's critical infrastructure will require the right mix of security and compliance, says Mark Weatherford, vice president and chief security officer for the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
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TechAmerica Foundation’s Cloud2 Commission gives 14 recommendations for furthering the Obama administration’s Cloud First policy.
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Thirty five cybersecurity participants overtook control of networked services and cracked passwords during the 2011 U.S. Cyber Challenge Summer Camp at Cal Poly Pomona.
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12-person task force has until October to evaluate White House cyber-security legislation.
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The New Mexico Human Services Department has exceeded 90 percent virtualization while improving security.
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Local leaders attempt to opt out of controversial DHS Secure Communities program -- but it's unclear whether they can.
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The Lee County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office implemented a new kiosk system to allow members of the public to deposit money into prison inmate accounts.
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E-government is potentially a data supermarket for fraud, so government agencies must be best-in-class in identity proofing and fraud prevention.
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State agencies will use a ranked scale of severity in security reports that officials hope will improve risk assessment.
