Cybersecurity
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Jennifer Pittman-Leeper is GovRAMP’s new field CISO, which is an advisory role. Meanwhile, the nonprofit organization has now added North Carolina to the states that it provides cybersecurity guidance. -
A Chicago-area elementary school technology director recently spoke about the most vulnerable spots in school districts, the rising use of deepfakes, and the growing sophistication of email phishing attempts.
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Internet services are still down at City Hall and other departments nearly a week after officials uncovered the attempted incident. Residents are unlikely to notice significant disruptions, officials said.
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On Friday, the Justice Department indicted 12 Russian officers in the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff, known as the GRU, for interfering in the 2016 presidential election.
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The state previously notified 76,000 Illinois residents that their data may have been breached before the 2016 election, but recent numbers from the Department of Justice are much higher.
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When it comes to technology, it seems that no convenience is without an element of risk. Personal digital assistants are no exception.
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The department’s vital records system received unauthorized changes to the internal site, resulting in the system being taken down for six days late last month.
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In August, the state will seek contracts for cybersecurity risk assessments, intrusion detection devices and managed security services.
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The realization that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential elections sent states and the federal government scrambling to secure the process, but it hasn’t been easy and is likely to get harder.
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Vulnerabilities are forcing engineers and researchers call for a complete rethinking of computer architecture in the name of better cybersecurity.
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The first of two buildings at the Georgia Cyber Center, believed to be the largest single investment in a state-owned cybersecurity facility, officially opened July 10.
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Bismarck State College is partnering with California-based Palo Alto Networks to address an estimated 1.8 million cyberstaffing shortfall by 2022.
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Though the state was not compromised in Russian attempts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, millions will be put toward new equipment and bolstering cybersecurity.
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In a post-Russian meddling world, new layers of security are being added to better defend the state’s election system.
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Bridget Kravchenko is set to become the first woman to hold the Detroit-area county’s top information security position when she assumes the role on May 29.
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The plates will generate more data than the average car, which could be useful for a number of purposes. But it also creates one more trove of information to protect.
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A failed ransomware attack last year and system vulnerabilities has the mayor and other local leaders lobbying to hire an IT director to serve the city and its schools.
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Local governments are increasingly having to face that they are not exempt from damaging and costly ransomware attacks.
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According to a recently released study from the Brookings Institute, Americans are increasingly concerned about the implications of the rapidly evolving technologies.
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It took Gov. Rick Scott’s administration two months to complete the application for the nearly $20 million to enhance elections security, and only one day for the federal government to approve the request.
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