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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Product security must continue to grow to support new technologies such as cloud, mobility, video conferencing and unified communications.
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A Maryland conference and challenge seeks to spark student interest in cybersecurity to fill a major workforce need.
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The lack of graphical indicators in the URL field of mobile browsers presents a major security risk, according to researchers.
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Rep. Giovanni Capriglione’s bills focus on cybercriminals and studying how to increase cybersecurity.
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Four states have signed Criminal Justice Information Services agreements with Amazon Web Services, but Tuesday's "high error rates" at Simple Storage Service appear to have left public agencies that use AWS Cloud unscathed.
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Governors from several states discussed what is at risk and the steps being taken to defend their systems during the National Governors Association winter meeting.
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IBM says its supercomputer Watson can help give analysts an edge in the cybersecurity war. But not everyone is convinced artificial intelligence is the solution.
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As the popularity of ride-share services continues to grow, California governments are looking into how these companies manage passenger security.
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machine learning, as well as improvements in sensors that measure our lives and actions with precision, may change the way humans interact not only with phones and websites, but maybe the world at large.
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The more valuable information is put on systems, whether it’s control systems, databases or email systems, the more someone will go through nefarious means to get it.
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The forensic lab, which will house six or seven technicians, provides a place where San Luis Obispo County, Calif., law enforcement can collaborate to solve difficult — perhaps even previously unsolvable — cases.
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In order to play offensively, managers and IT leaders must come up with a standardized code for how Internet-connected devices are set up.
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Court documents are offering new insights into how federal agents identified the man they say is responsible for a series of online attacks.
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A large portion of the state’s $13.2 million cut of the federal election security funding is being funneled toward technological tools to help authorities identify incoming cyberthreats.
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The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class action lawsuit against Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, alleging the Interstate Crosscheck System recklessly exposed sensitive voter data.
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Efforts to cut down on political ads from nefarious sources have caused the platform to pull legitimate news stories.
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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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