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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"The junta has cut the country off from the rest of the world in order to better crush the nascent saffron revolution. We appeal to the international press to step up its coverage by trying to get journalists into the country so that this dramatic situation is not played out behind closed doors."
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"This is part of an ongoing and integrated security project that will make policing more effective throughout our city, indoors and out."
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The bill, introduced in February "would micromanage election procedures, impose costly new processes for hand-counting paper ballots and expose election officials and pollworkers to lawsuits in federal court."
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GPS monitoring will be expanded to the highest-risk offenders using the governor's emergency fund.
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"Using topical news stories to trick unwary computer users into opening and downloading malicious code is one of the oldest tricks in the book, but it's obviously still working or the hackers wouldn't waste their time on it."
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Jefferson Wells calls attention to top 10 employee behaviors that put organizations at risk.
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"This new law requires businesses to take strong measures to protect personal information, and it gives consumers more ways to guard themselves from being a victim."
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Intrusive Trojan infected 15 million computers with spyware to track customers' Internet activity.
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"The Facebook network issue almost amounts to identity-on-demand for cybercriminals, who are fully capable of taking advantage of unwitting Facebook fans. It's crucial that users take a few minutes to look at their privacy settings before getting caught up in the undisputed fun of Facebook."
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According to the bill, "building upon legislative proposals in more than a dozen states, this bill establishes an accessible, user friendly source of information to track state revenues and expenditures."
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The study found a noticeable discrepancy between the amount of concern over security threats, and how well prepared businesses actually are -- or even perceive themselves to be.
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This trial marks a milestone in mobile contactless history and is also a key advancement in services for Taiwan.
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"TWIC is one of the world's most advanced interoperable biometric systems and has a lot of moving pieces. We are now seeing those pieces come together."
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"Data breaches continue to occur at every kind of organization -- schools, government agencies, health care providers, small businesses and large retail stores. It is time for Congress to act."
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COMMONS Project seeks to distribute data about the Internet and solve broadband crises among underserved communities.
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"Security of the Elections Process in Kentucky -- A Roadmap to an Effective Security Plan."
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States and the federal government struggle with disconnecting credentials from the concept of identity.
