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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Many firms are hoping to cash in on homeland security.
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A Web site with insufficient security allowed consumers' credit-card data and other personal information to be viewed.
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A dozen states have limited access to public records since Sept. 11, and journalists and civil rights groups aren't happy.
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The search engine has been blocked from Chinese ISPs for several days, sources said.
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Privacy groups worry about "total identification" practices of governments worldwide.
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More and more governments are turning to the Net to snoop electronically, according to Reporters Without Borders.
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Are those on the front lines equipped to deal with the political reality of homeland security?
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Massive integration project in Georgia will put four state health care programs under one roof.
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Federal prohibitions on open-access laws are causing confusion about what records states are required to release.
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Governments are looking for one-stop access control that grants authorized users access to multiple applications.
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Though many countries would like to block their residents from accessing content that's deemed subversive or immoral, dissidents keep finding a way to get their message out.
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One proposal is creating a government network to handle communications and computing needs in the event of an attack on the Internet.
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Lean state budgets mean an increased reliance on federal funds for a range of homeland security initiatives.
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New voting machines will get their first test as elections officials cross their fingers.
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The new methods are definitely working, and Chinese are venting their anger to local ISPs.
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A public hue and cry and pressure from Chinese businesses that use the Internet may have prompted Chinese authorities to change their minds.
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The expansion of the Justice Department's wiretapping powers under the Patriot Act is causing some concern in Congress.
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A Los Angeles-based company's Web site received 140,000 credit card submissions in 90 minutes, and more than 60,000 of the transactions were approved.
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