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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Smartphone vulnerabilities, malware-as-a-service and more sophisticated Trojans will become bigger threats in 2011, cyber-security vendor predicts.
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Airport security expert says full-body scanners are a misguided safety measure.
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Adjusted forecast says smart grid cyber-security spending to total $6.5 billion through 2015.
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After-action report of the Cyber Storm III national cyber-security exercise is due in 2011.
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Common assumptions about space and time may have to be abandoned to effectively fight a cyber-war, Air Force document finds.
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Researchers find that ‘advanced evasion techniques’ are a new class of cyber-threat that can break through most intrusion prevention systems.
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Cloud computing and health-care IT are higher priorities as identified by state CIOs in 2011.
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Combating botnets often inadequate in the public sector, vendor says.
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Learning about an organization from the inside out.
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Whether it’s coaching a baseball team or managing information security, it all comes down to the fundamentals.
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Only one-third of companies consider themselves extremely prepared for cyber-attacks, while two-thirds are supportive of government critical infrastructure protection programs.
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Federal agencies request more guidance on roles and benchmarks.
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Based on responses from 49 states, a new Deloitte-NASCIO report identifies the lack of funds, programs and resources as weak spots in public-sector cyber-security efforts.
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Web applications are prolonged, persistent enterprise targets, not only because they are corruptible, but also because people are downloading corrupted Web apps at work.
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Changes may come for those allowed to research and access data sets in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s cyber-defense.
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Proposed legislation would give the president the power to declare a national cyber-emergency when a huge network attack occurs.
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Vendor researcher includes USB drives, smartphones as top security risks.
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