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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People's most private information isn't on paper locked in desks anymore – it's online, stored on corporate servers. The Supreme Court now says some privacy protections cover that data.
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With a potential showdown looming over data privacy on the November ballot, state lawmakers and a trio of activists have potentially reached an accord regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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Earlier this month, news broke that Wellington, Fla., had sensitive payment information stolen through a billing vendor. Now, it appears the city was not alone.
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Federal authorities arrested one man they allege was behind the cyberattack that took down the city’s website last August.
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The Department of Homeland Security said it received reports of 59 cyber incidents at energy facilities last year, up nearly a third from the year before.
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This year’s awardees offer a fresh set of stories that are filled with good ideas.
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The group of hackers who claim to have penetrated several Augusta networks said it will disband now that the legislation will not become law.
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While federal authorities focus their attention on several attacks on the Ohio town, a number of other high-profile attacks have made headlines in recent months.
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"People don't report it for various reasons," Michael Levy said, "but often they don't want the embarrassment."
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The city of Riverside has seen several attacks against its IT infrastructure in recent weeks. Officials are still trying to piece together the extent of the attack.
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As cybercriminals step up their attacks on state governments, officials are hiring friendly hackers to help them uncover hidden security flaws in their computer systems.
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After U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio called voting officials overconfident in their cybersecurity stance, the same officials are pushing back, citing their efforts ahead of the 2018 election.
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The failed hack came in the form of a phishing attack, similar to the one used against the Democratic National Committee in 2016.
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Despite a breach that exposed the personal data of more than 147 million Americans, the company has yet to face a government-imposed financial punishment.
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Various adversaries – including Russia, but also China, North Korea and Iran – have been testing and mapping U.S. industrial systems for years.
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The Ohio Secretary of State is requiring every county election board to meet cybersecurity standards in a series of phases.
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Non-traditional IT hires are just one unique way that CIOs and CISOs are looking to attract IT professionals as the industry faces a steep labor shortage of 1.8 million by 2022.
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Hackers are coupling old propaganda strategies with new technologies to attack and exploit computers and stored data, but also how people think.
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