Cybersecurity
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Officials are prepping for long-term technology needs, state CIO Matthew McCarville said, with efforts including a statewide IT apprenticeship program and a strong foundation in cybersecurity. -
Minersville School District closed some schools for a couple days this week after discovering attempts to install malware on some of its systems. Officials are still investigating whether data was compromised.
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In 2025, state IT focused on resilience — including recovery from a significant cybersecurity incident — and technology modernization with the CORE.NV project, setting the stage for continued progress next year.
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A data irregularity that allowed city staffers in Doral to view council members’ private folders on a shared network has led to escalating turmoil in the city, with some in government filing complaints.
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A new Marin County Civil Grand Jury report recommends that county supervisors consider forming a cybersecurity joint powers authority, serving as a followup to a 2020 report about cyber threats.
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Unlike some other companies, NukuDo, which operates the school, pays students $4,000 a month during their training. The agreement is that upon course completion, they must work where it places them for three years.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has warned against hackers affiliated with Iran and China who could sabotage drinking and wastewater resources — attacks it said are increasing in severity and frequency.
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The Texas city, already known as Cyber City USA, failed to lure the Space Command. But some leaders are hopeful it has a shot at being home to the U.S. Space Force’s cyber warfare headquarters.
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University-based cybersecurity clinics are enabling students to offer basic cyber services to local governments, hospitals, nonprofits and other groups with limited resources for the work.
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Shore Regional High School District in New Jersey recently found that network intruders may have removed a file in April 2023 containing student names, social security numbers, financial information and other private records.
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A cyberattack against Michigan Ascension hospitals continues to cause issues, forcing it to divert some ambulances to other hospitals for certain medical issues, delay diagnostic imaging and is affecting its ability to fill prescriptions.
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The IT-ISAC has started encouraging election system vendors and security researchers to collaborate on finding and fixing vulnerabilities, with a new event planned for 2025.
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The ransomware attack May 8 on Ascension, one of the largest health systems in the country, has impacted its medical facilities nationwide. The company’s Michigan entity announced the service disruption to its pharmacies Wednesday.
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The U.S. Senate Rules Committee passed three bills as Senate Rules and Administration Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar called this a “hair in the fire moment,” for AI’s potential to deceive voters. Lawmakers called on Congress for swift action on AI.
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Jason Bowen, an Army veteran who previously worked as a senior security executive for a private-sector consulting firm, has been hired as the state’s new chief information security officer to replace Adam Ford.
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Nation-states are increasingly looking to the stars to conduct cyber attacks that disrupt other countries' satellite communications. In addition, solar weather events can also cause disruptions.
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On Nov. 22, the town staff lost Internet access and electronic files were encrypted after a malicious email was opened, Town Manager Kristin Aleshire told The Frederick News-Post.
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Nearly two weeks after a cyber attack struck the city of Kansas City’s website, contractors still can’t get building permits online and some zoning matters are going unheard.
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Hackers who breached Wichita, Kan., police and traffic records were able to access residents’ personal information, including names, Social Security numbers and driver's licenses. Since then, the city’s network has remained down.
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The health-care network is doing restoration after a ransomware attack May 8 affected network systems tracking test results, procedures and medications. Ascension runs more than 350 hospitals and urgent care centers in Indiana alone.
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The recently announced Cyber Resilient Massachusetts Grant Program offers state funds to help address cybersecurity gaps identified by vulnerability assessments. Applications are due July 1.
