Cybersecurity
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Specifically, Vermont is now paying for a statewide membership program, which extends cybersecurity support to the municipalities and other public-sector organizations within its borders. -
The extent of the data breach is still unclear, and city officials have said they are investigating to find out what was taken, who was responsible and how the city’s cybersecurity was compromised.
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The FBI’s annual Internet Crime Report shows that emerging technologies are shaping cyber theft, with digital fraud and related losses reaching new highs in 2025, topping more than $21 billion forfeited.
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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.
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A new global report finds that cyber extortionists are increasingly using double extortion or skipping encryption entirely, going directly to just threatening to publish stolen data.
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From open letters to congressional testimony, some AI leaders have stoked fears that the technology is a direct threat to humanity. The reality is less dramatic but perhaps more insidious.
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The lawsuit seeks class-action status for California residents whose data was stolen, alleging that the companies did not maintain reasonable security measures or adequately protect California residents’ privacy.
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A cyber attack against the Nebraska Judicial Branch's internal intranet appears not to have exposed any sensitive data, officials report. The hack was part of a series of attacks against government entities.
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