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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Indiana Wesleyan University's (IWU) new degree will focus on preparing students for an international security environment and to think broadly about a world now interconnected by technology as never before.
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There have been many instances of smart appliances and personal devices being hacked, and with each instance comes more realization of the dark side of Internet-connected devices.
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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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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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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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The Tennessee Valley Authority is taking steps to secure its infrastructure against an ever-increasing array of cyberthreats.
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Digital forensics on mobile devices has become an even more essential part of the FBI’s daily crime-fighting mission.
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Interference during the 2016 presidential elections left many states rushing to shore up systems, but commonwealth officials say they are in a “good position.”
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The tech giant said its digital crimes unit executed a court order to “disrupt and transfer control of six Internet domains created by a group widely associated with the Russian government.”
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The cybersecurity upgrades come after reports that Russian-linked hackers have increased attacks on federal lawmakers.
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The federal government has released data on how states will spend $380 million set aside for election infrastructure. But questions remain about how much it will help secure the 2018 election.
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The pushback comes after claims Russian agents had breached some county election systems.
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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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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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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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