Cybersecurity
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From compromised TVs to AI-powered house chores, exploring the evolving global threats and why human-centric security matters more than ever. -
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.
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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.
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Legislature has ignored citizen privacy, says member
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Governors express concerns about adequate funding.
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Unguarded message boards make easy pickings for spammers.
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"Enterprises recognize the fact that as they tighten security measures at one or two critical points of vulnerability, leaks appear through new endpoints."
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Voting systems must pass 437 functional tests to be certified.
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"It is one thing to read about historical events from the perspective of historians, narrated with the value of hindsight. It is entirely different to read the story as it was happening."
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Slow uptake on virtualization, Vista, enthusiasm for open source and SharePoint.
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Two state agencies already do so.
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"I think the real benefit of California's privacy laws has been their role to prompt improved information-handling practices."
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"I believe this is a commonsense restriction on those new drivers who may be tempted to pay more attention to phone calls and text messages than the road."
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Less than 20 states would be in compliance with all the new requirements, according to some estimates.
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"To craft the final criteria that will be used to conduct a thorough and timely review of the voting systems used in California."
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"Speed, convenience and choice are compelling an increasing number of consumers to toss their pencils and papers and file their federal taxes electronically."
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"Making government open, accessible, and Internet-friendly while simultaneously ensuring that people's privacy is protected isn't always easy to do."
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Even the name is scary. Zombie.
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New PSA campaign educates teenage girls about potential dangers of sharing and posting personal information online.
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"This library is intended to be a dynamic player in helping keep everyone on the same informational playing field when it comes to identity document security."
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"We used to be able to run an election in Holmes County for approximately $4,000. Now that cost is well over $20,000."
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