Cybersecurity
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The technology director of Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District in Texas says AI will make phishing campaigns and deepfake videos more sophisticated, requiring more vigilance on the part of network users.
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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 help desk tickets to improve incident response plans, or to troubleshoot code.
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The malicious code found its way onto at least one computer in the village of Jefferson, but officials were able to isolate the attack before it spread.
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County officials voted to spend $400,000 to replace aging voting machines before the state decertifies them.
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“A cyberattack is like a hurricane,” says Klint Walker, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security cyber expert. “It’s always brewing out there."
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Florida is the 17th state to apply for its share of a $380 million pot of money included in a spending bill that Pres. Donald Trump signed two months ago.
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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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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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The recent opening of a portion of the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center has set the stage for what the state hopes will be a “cyber tsunami.”
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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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Russian government agents allegedly penetrated U.S. state and county election databases. Scholars of election security offer insight and recommendations about what to do now.
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State and local agencies have yet to fully embrace bug bounty programs, but a bill introduced last month may provide an introduction to bug bounty programs.
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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 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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Vulnerabilities are forcing engineers and researchers call for a complete rethinking of computer architecture in the name of better cybersecurity.
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