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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Proposed legislation comes on the heels of an audit that uncovered confidential and personal information on computers marked for public auction earlier this year.
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A new study found that most companies have security policies for work-issued mobile devices, but many employees don’t know what those policies are.
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Survey from network and key encryption provider also finds a third of 500 IT security specialists were confident their knowledge and access to encryption keys and certificates could bring a company to a halt with little effort.
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Michigan has been having a rough go lately, suffering two major computer outages in separate, unrelated incidents.
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Northrop Grumman has agreed to pay Virginia nearly $5 million in restitution for a widespread computer outage last summer that left 26 state agencies without service.
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New Jersey’s Enhanced Digital Driver License was adopted by all 39 Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) agencies on May 11; Connecticut’s program, called SelectCT ID, will be phased in during the next six years in an effort beginning this fall.
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The W32.QAKBOT worm may have infected as many as 1,500 computers in the departments of Unemployment Assistance and Career Services.
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Michigan computer outage was one of the biggest, longest and most widespread in the state’s history, according to Kurt Weiss, spokesman for the Michigan Department of Budget and Technology.
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Government IT officials who are following ongoing developments of the PlayStation breach said that more timely and granular data would help state governments protect citizens’ privacy.
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The White House will unveil new proposed cyber-security legislation that will focus on protecting the nation’s citizens, its critical infrastructure and federal systems.
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With so many devices featuring hard drives, security vulnerabilities abound.
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California could be the first state in the nation to include cyber-readiness in its emergency plan, which includes disasters that could endanger citizens and infrastructure.
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Mayor Andre Pierre thought someone was stealing items in his office, as questions arise about procurement of the surveillance camera.
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The Washtenaw County, Mich., Cyber Citizenship Coalition is a grass-roots effort that ensures residents use technology safely and securely.
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More control over the power grid means more efficiency for consumers and the electric industry, but also more vulnerabilities.
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Texas has spent more than $1.8 million to help mitigate the year-long data breach from the state’s Comptroller’s Office, according to a local newspaper.
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Federal officials unveil the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, an initiative to create a network that facilitates secure transactions.
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U.S. Cyber Challenge works to develop cyber-security skills to meet the country’s work force needs.
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