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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Lawmakers weighed expert testimony surrounding the emerging technology during a hearing in Sacramento last week.
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The international task force believes it has arrested a member of the group known as The Dark Overlord, which claims responsibility for a number of high-profile attacks on U.S. institutions and companies dating back to 2016.
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During an upcoming cyber defense competition, a community college team will face a scenario that a real IT team might face — trying to keep the opposition out and protect customers’ data.
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The report indicated 30,899 cyberincidents occurred in 2016 that led to the “compromise of information or system functionality”
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In 15 states and the District of Columbia, tax returns that are flagged as unusual are issued as a paper refund check.
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A slew of new legislation proves that technology is at the forefront of the collective legislative mind at the state level.
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An AT&T pact offers assistance to Texas agencies in managed security services areas including security monitoring and incident response, and can help them meet a legislative assessment target.
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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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A team of ISU computer scientists is working together to create an algorithm on school data extremely difficult, even for today's hackers.
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Portland's chief technology officer is warning of an increase in sophisticated attempts from hackers trying to pry open city government computer systems.
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States jumped in to try to regulate Internet privacy. But they are finding it tough sledding in the face of opposition from Internet service providers and other businesses.
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The $100 million Hull McKnight Georgia Cyber Training and Innovation Center is set to open July 10.
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His targets included Minnesota business rivals, government agencies and schools.
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Gov. Rick Scott's decision to request the funding quickly followed a statement from Florida's secretary of state that the money would not be available prior to the election.
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Could the latest Facebook scandal cause America to permanently change the way we handle our privacy laws?
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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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Two highly sophisticated cyberattacks targeted the College of Engineering’s computer system, the first dating back to September 2012.
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Serverless computing allows a true platform-as-a-service environment, letting developers focus on coding rather than back-end operations.
