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.
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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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VanderNaalt will head the Statewide Information Security and Privacy Office within the Government Information Technology Agency.
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Current Web site and database were written in a programming language that the Dept. of IT and the vendor can no longer support.
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"The cost of this project was $5,000 which was very little compared to other counties who've spent $40,000 or more and taken years to complete."
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"This new campaign featuring the NFL tracker is not just designed to target ardent NFL fans but also to exploit the emerging popularity of Web-based football fantasy leagues."
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No computer, operating system or software is completely invulnerable to the types of attacks to which users can unwittingly expose themselves.
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A "panopticon" that encourages self-censorship through the perception that users are being watched.
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Called a remarkable tool that helps government and industry to protect wireless networks and other electromagnetic emissions from hacking and eavesdropping.
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Information stolen included approximately 1,819 consumers names and Social Security numbers.
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Allegedly bought expensive jewelry, cars and luxury vacations from the proceeds of their criminal acts.
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Cybercriminals planted malicious code on Web site, has since been fixed.
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"There are no indications that the data from the DRS laptop has been accessed. However, we are offering these seminars to be proactive and give Connecticut taxpayers, particularly those affected by the theft of the laptop, the kind of tools they would need to protect themselves against identity theft."
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Spammers netted more than $20 Million in stock scam.
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"Do you know where your child goes and who your child is with when they're online?"
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"The tape contains information on nearly every bank account held by state agencies ...which could total billions of taxpayer dollars."
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"In response to the fact that three of the four leading academic researchers proposed for Ohio's voting machine study participated in the recent California voting machine study, Damschroder stated, 'It demonstrates an inherent bias that would likely color any report that they give.'"
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Report out today reveals that cybercriminals are adopting business-like strategies to perform malicious activities.
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"The CFI apparently believes that real software designers need to be replaced by bureaucrats, who will now be in the business of writing code for computer programs and forcing intellectual property to be given away without adequate compensation."
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Citizens' concern over privacy issues still a major factor.