Cybersecurity
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While overall ransomware attack numbers remained steady, higher education institutions drove a sharp rise in exposed records, fueled in part by third-party software vulnerabilities. -
To guard against phishing-based ransomware attacks, the state is outfitting 161 of its jurisdictions and other public-sector organizations with hardware-based protection. And it's not alone.
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Gov. Tim Walz has authorized $1.2 million in state emergency disaster assistance to address a cybersecurity incident that disrupted digital services in St. Paul for several weeks this summer.
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ISPs will have to tell Minnesota consumers whenever they plan to disclose personal information.
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From National Library of Medicine. Submit by 6/6/2002.
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The Patriot Act's expanded police powers have given law enforcement agencies more opportunity to track suspicious activity electronically.
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Though the company has quit tracking customers' surfing, a lawyer argues the company violated the 1984 Cable Act.
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Servers at the state Controller's office were penetrated last week, allowing intruders to access state employees' financial information.
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A technician deleted e-mails after the FBI's Carnivore, installed to glean information on a legitimate target, also gathered information on unintended targets.
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A Senate committee is investigating why more than a month passed before state employees were told their personal information was compromised.
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From Maine Department of Administrative and Financial S. Submit by 6/11/2002.
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From Downingtown Area School District. Submit by 6/27/2002.
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From Community College of Southern Nevada. Submit by 6/6/2002.
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From Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Submit by 6/7/2002.
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Users say the open source operating system is cheaper and offers more security.
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Libraries can't be forced to install filtering software.
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The regulations offer weaker protection of privacy and data but still must be approved by the 15 European Union governments.
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From General Services Administration, Federal Technolog. Submit by 6/5/2002.
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The company's new tool will help telecommunications carriers comply with a federal law.
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