Cybersecurity
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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. -
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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County commissioners approved a three-year Microsoft 365 and cybersecurity agreement, plus a cyber suite add-on. Two members said the risk of exposing sensitive data outweighs concerns about monthly costs.
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A report from the National Conference of State Legislatures urges more study of issues related to homeland security.
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The civil-rights group is mounting an unusual challenge to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, arguing that the DMCA is preventing research into Internet filtering software.
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The bill would give copyright holders the power to secretly crack into the PCs of those suspected of illegally downloading music and movies.
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Princeton staff allegedly logged into Lauren Bush's online acceptance notice four times in one afternoon.
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A homeland security task force has recommended LEADERS as a viable tool to help mitigate biological warfare and other potential disasters.
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The agreement is the first step in building an Interstate Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
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The bill calls for the formation of a National Emergency Technological Guard comprised of scientists and technology experts to help forestall terrorist attacks on the country's communications infrastructure.
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The software analyzes threats in real time from any enterprise security device.
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A Britain police agency will become the first jurisdiction in England to offer text messaging for deaf and speech impaired people to contact officers in an emergency.
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A national palm print database will allow police officials the capacity to take advantage of this technology.
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The FAA has awarded a grant of $1 million to I.D. Systems for development of improved security technology.
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Check your calendars for the SecurIT Summit in October.
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The Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator and Pathlore are developing a series of online courses to train personnel.
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According to the man, the FBI couldn't respond quickly enough with agents who knew the Internet well enough to use the site as a disinformation and surveillance tool.
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DoD leaders are worried about devices being used to track personnel or to eavesdrop on classified meetings.
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Hackers have a duty to find vulnerabilities in software.
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The Pakistani government is forcing Internet cafes to register with government officials and to track patrons' identities and what Web sites they visit.
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The conference will host a variety of security presentations and work shops.
