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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Report card from the National Security Cyberspace Institute finds progress being made on cyber-security, although improvements can be made.
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Antivirus vendor Symantec predicts the emerging cyber-security challenges of 2011.
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The U.S. would benefit from a mandatory reporting system for data breaches, Identity Theft Resource Center founder says.
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Although progress is being made, a federal report says smart grid security is challenged by the regulatory environment, and a lack of information sharing and metrics.
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Although many WikiLeaks disclosures came from the military, city government IT officials concede a similar data breach could happen to them.
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States are testing new technologies that jam cell phone signals, detect the phones, and also manage incoming and outgoing calls.
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Cyber-security issues surrounding the electric grid.
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What smartphone apps are people using?
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Top stories include cloud-based e-mail and making municipal Wi-Fi work.
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‘Scary’ audit findings highlight the need for more cyber-security funding in all state governments, official says.
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In the past month, the photo identification technology associated with the new, more secure drivers’ licenses and identification cards has caused a string of system crashes.
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Many challenges remain to establishing digital identities, but state and local governments must act quickly.
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The Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology says cyber-security flaws will be swiftly addressed.
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Seventy-one percent of supply chain organizations want feds to be more active in cyber-defense.
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A look at the trends and people that influenced government IT in 2010.
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Unisys contract with Minneapolis will bring upgraded cyber-security solution and save $2.2 million.
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Will Pelgrin, president and CEO of the Center for Internet Security, says a new 24/7 operations center led by the nonprofit Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center will improve information sharing and monitoring of cyber-security threats.
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