Cybersecurity
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Administrative systems at the county 911 center were impacted by a cybersecurity incident, though radio communications and certain dispatch functions were unaffected. Officials are taking steps to contain the issue. -
What’s on the minds of top local government chief information security officers? In this interview, Michael Dent shares current security and technology priorities, career tips and more.
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Rodgers, a longtime officer in the U.S. Navy, has considerable technology experience in the private sector, including as a federal and public security architect at IBM. He is the former deputy mayor for Boca Raton, Fla.
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The Chelan and Douglas County public utility districts are locking in specific security measures as cybersecurity breaches continue to target critical infrastructure across the country and state.
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Harry Coker Jr. is now the second official national cyber director for the federal government, and he comes to the job with a resume that includes leadership stints with the CIA and the NSA.
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A Connecticut school district made three payments, totaling roughly $180,000, to a potentially fraudulent bank account between Nov. 3 and Nov. 17 after one of the district's vendors was hacked.
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A K-12 district in Northern Kentucky this week announced that a ransomware attack had removed some files from their servers without authorization, and they may be published online. Details are under investigation.
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The effects of a November ransomware attack against Oceanside, Calif.’s Tri-City Medical Center were contained more than two weeks ago, but now those behind the cyber incident are publishing stolen data on the dark web.
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In the wake of a cyber attack on a Western Pennsylvania water utility, federal officials are urging infrastructure operators to tighten their security — and they're warning that another attack could be coming.
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Three weeks after a cyber attack took down multiple city of Huber Heights, Ohio, government systems and functions, officials have still not determined what, if any, resident personal data has been released by the hackers.
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The Colorado Office of Information Technology is officially looking to hire for two executive-level IT roles: deputy executive director and chief information security officer.
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A recent cyber attack in Southern California prompted officials to advise students and staff to not use their district-issued devices while IT crews worked to resolve the ransomware affecting their systems.
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For the second time in as many months, Dallas County officials have disclosed they’ve been tricked by cyber criminals, only this time their mistake appears to have been far more costly.
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Adopting a patch released in October — and removing any threat actors that may already be exploiting unpatched instances of the software — is important to defending against new actors known to exploit this flaw.
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Your car’s safety technology takes you into account. But a lot of that technology helps car companies collect data about you. Researchers are working on closing the gap between safety and privacy.
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By "shifting left," or moving testing as early in the app development process as possible, state and local cybersecurity teams can identify vulnerabilities and fix them before they become problems.
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Consumer advocates and police are urging vigilance this holiday shopping season against cyber crimes like fraud and identity theft, reports of which have skyrocketed the past 20 years with an expected rise through December.
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As ransomware attacks have continued to hit state and local organizations — and tech advancements like generative AI have continued apace — cyber experts predict evolving malicious tactics for 2024.
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Credit union solutions provider Ongoing Operations experienced a cyber incident in late November. About 60 credit unions are believed to be suffering a level of disruption as a result.
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City leaders are considering buying nearly three dozen new fixed-site automated license plate readers, which would nearly double the police department's supply of the stationary devices.
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Recent cyber attacks against water infrastructure in western parts of the state have officials assessing risk exposure. In Delaware County, water companies say they’ve taken proactive steps to defend their systems.
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