Cybersecurity
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The incident, described as an “attempted interruption,” prompted staffers to work manually, and led to the cancellation of a City Council meeting. Water, sewer and tax payments are also disrupted. -
The move places the state among a growing group of governments using the shared authorization framework to reduce duplicative vendor security assessments. GovRAMP evolved from StateRAMP last year.
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A faux-phishing email crafted by students at Eminence High School in Kentucky snagged 14 staffers at the district. Another in late January, created with help from generative AI, persuaded 29 staffers to click the link.
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"I cannot emphasize enough the importance of never providing sensitive personal information to a stranger who calls you over the telephone"
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Never give Social Security Numbers to unsolicited e-mails
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"We all need to think about security when we set up our computers and in our behavior when online"
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"We have to hammer the message home that providing personal information to unknown sources ... is dangerous and places your financial health in jeopardy"
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Filed lawsuits against parties sending unwanted text messages
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Real world case outlines how botnets brought down infrastructure of Central American country
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International Association of Chiefs of Police and Bank of America team up to address need for awareness and education programs
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"The bottom line is that you don't have to be a computer expert to protect your children online"
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Study shows 31 percent increase in financial impact of data loss incidents since 2005
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Multi-pronged campaign teaches three tools: know child's information, know child's Internet friends, use sex-offender registry
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Phishing, multilingualization of the Internet and Internet domain names to be discussed
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Web site provides critical information for staying safe on the Internet
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"Lost in the controversy surrounding electronic voting machines is the fact that they provide significantly more opportunity for voters with disabilities"
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"Florida is the first to take this technology statewide and to utilize it in the probation and sex offender populations"
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Order requires all e-scrap to be recycled or disposed in "an environmentally responsible manner"
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Lax security and procedures open up the potential for identity theft
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New Yorkers gain right to protect their identities, personal information
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Governments, grassroots come together to educate people during National Cyber Security Month
