Cybersecurity
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Some school district IT teams have been experimenting with using generative AI tools for cybersecurity, for example to analyze data logs on helpdesk tickets to improve incident response plans, or to troubleshoot code. -
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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DHS hopes Ill. will amend statute which forbids Illinois employers from enrolling in DHS's E-Verify system.
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"If I'm too lenient in determining what passes then I risk having the state taken to court by activists groups who will ask for an injunction on the use of electronic voting machines for the 2008 election, and if I exceed the requirements of state law and the court order, then I will be sued by the vendors who manufacture and sell the equipment."
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Personal information, including Social Security numbers, not appropriately secured.
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$3.2 billion lost to phishing attacks, according to survey.
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Infected machines' browsers read ads from a rouge server.
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Brief examines the challenges facing state homeland security directors and highlights the results of an annual survey of the 56 state, D.C. and territorial homeland security directors
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Enables organizations to identify assets, ensure compliance to usage policies, as well as ensure that the most comprehensive and accurate information is collected.
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Consumers, government agencies, educational and medical facilities and businesses all need to handle personal information with the greatest care to prevent ID theft.
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Need to update criminal laws to provide law enforcement with much-needed tools to find and prosecute cyber criminals.
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Data protection laws lay down strict conditions for the use of personal data and there is no evidence that Santa Claus has an adequate compliance program in place.
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Scams we keep falling for, scammers paying their dues and other Cyber Security Issues in this special edition of Government Technology's Security E-Newsletter.
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"Legal instruments may ... be required to guarantee that the technical solutions to minimize the risks for data protection and privacy are in place."
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Governor Rell proposes restrictions on personal information available through online directory assistance.
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SmartMetric has successfully incorporated doorway wireless frequencies into its credit card sized portable biometric fingerprint reader card.
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Washington Post reports government sites with personal information, including SSNs, readily available.
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