Cybersecurity
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Some ways to master the essential tools to protect your privacy without sacrificing the convenience of modern smart technology. -
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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Department of Justice officials announced they had charged four people — two officers of the Russian Federal Security Service and two hackers the Russian government employed — in connection with the 2014 Yahoo security breach.
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Tech giants including Apple, Facebook and Google are in the facial-recognition business, but the founders of this startup say their security focus and their patent-pending software should provide a lucrative niche.
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When the Do Not Call registry launched in June 2003, it was a rousing success. But since 2009, the Federal Trade Commission has seen a significant increase in the number of illegal sales calls.
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Right now, there isn’t much regulation around companies’ cybersecurity practices which leaves a lot of room for mistakes and attacks.
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Cybersecurity audits performed by the Information Technology Department showed a "penetration test" was necessary for the county.
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According to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, foreign operatives successfully breached some of Florida’s voter registration systems ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
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Using e-mails disguised as pay-raise notifications, a sophisticated phishing scam duped the employees into giving up their login information.
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The state is the first to try the technology at such a large scale — though the number of people using the system will likely be a tiny fraction of the overall electorate.
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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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The department lost access to the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway on May 14 to shield the statewide system from damage and prevent data exposure.
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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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There is no way to completely protect the grid. Regulation at the state and federal levels makes it hard for utilities and regulators to work together to get the job done.
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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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A malware attack targeting multiple city networks may have been hiding in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough's computer network.
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Municipalities around the country are facing questions about when and how they notified citizens of a breach to online bill paying systems.
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Employees alerted IT staff to suspicious emails they received on July 24, and officials were successful in blocking the attack.
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