Cybersecurity
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Over the course of three months in 2025, hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Oracle E-Business Suite to exfiltrate Social Security numbers, birth dates and bank information for millions of students and staff. -
IT infrastructure resilience, like modernization and citizen engagement, is an ongoing endeavor for officials in South Dakota, according to state CIO Mark Wixon — and one that intersects much other technology work.
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State committees have, in the last year, examined topics ranging from agricultural security to cybersecurity. The annual threat assessment is required to precede the governor’s State of the State address.
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The California Public Employees' Retirement System launched its three-day off-site meeting in Monterey with a long-awaited update on a June data breach that exposed sensitive information.
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Mayor Javier Joven announced someone has accessed the city's computer network numerous times since December using the former city attorney’s accounts, which someone failed to deactivate following her termination.
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The new National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan sets specific time frames for providing boosted state and local cyber support, deciding on a federal cyber insurance backstop and more.
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A series of cyber attacks across Texas are part of a growing statewide and national trend of increasingly sophisticated groups working through computers to steal money and information, according to officials in the FBI.
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The White House just released the new National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan. Here are the details, selected media coverage and what you need to know moving forward.
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The attack highlights risks around holiday weekend attacks, targeted software supply chains and the growing popularity of data-theft-based extortion. Still, zero-day exploits comprise only a small slice of extortion attacks.
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What could have been a digital quagmire for California’s largest school district served as a chance to hone cyber response and gird its more than 250 applications used by some 1.6 million users.
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The proposal would create a new pilot program, allotting up to $200 million over three years, for schools and libraries to assess effective cybersecurity methods and implement advanced firewalls, among other needs.
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Hackers breached Microsoft Outlook email accounts linked to government agencies in the U.S., and others in Western Europe, according to officials, which described the attackers as being based in China.
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As with any powerful new technology, the potential for artificial intelligence to analyze large volumes of data and automate processes comes with a risk that it will be used for nefarious purposes.
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Despite efforts to combat ransomware attacks on higher ed institutions, the education sector remains one of the most targeted industries as more vulnerabilities and data incentivize hackers.
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Officials for the northern California city said they have no evidence of personal information being leaked during the incident, but its website was offline for at least a day as it investigated systems.
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Widely used platforms like MOVEit are a prime target for cyber extortionists, who will likely continue these kinds of attacks, but there are also strategies that can help organizations prepare.
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SponsoredNo one can survive the current onslaught of cyber threats going it alone. With whole-of-state cybersecurity, you don’t have to.
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An outreach effort called AZ LEGIT aims to connect rural schools and agencies with cybersecurity tools and training, a threat-sharing communication system and incident response services from the National Guard.
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Hacking group SiegedSec took credit for cyber attacks defacing or breaching several state and local government websites, allegedly motivated by efforts to restrict or ban access to gender-affirming care for minors.
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Two months after Dallas’ ransomware attack, lingering impacts remain. City officials say that 97 percent of the network has been restored, but the city still won’t publicly disclose all the services still impacted.
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The state auditor’s office’s new program offers local governments quick assessments of their cyber postures, plus advice for improving. This can help governments get ready while on the waitlist for the state’s more in-depth cyber audits.
