Cybersecurity
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What is the current situation with nation-state cyber attacks in the middle of 2025? Here’s a look at some of the biggest cyber threats from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. -
The new information security leader, previously part of its technology organization, was formerly with Dallas, where he helped stand up that city’s first-ever cyber fusion and security operation center.
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The latest in a series of text message schemes, this one messages residents’ cellphones seeking information. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles commissioner said the agency does not ask for personal data over the phone.
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Election officials and others in state and local government need to be on guard against a variety of attempts that could impede voters’ access to information and smooth elections. A toolkit of free resources aims to help.
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Twilio, a services provider with public- and private-sector clients, says some customers’ data was breached after employees fell for social engineering ploys. The firm hasn’t shared if government clients were impacted.
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A new report from the Mineta Transportation Institute highlights some of the growing cybersecurity risks that public transit systems are being exposed to as technology becomes more integral to daily operations.
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Rohit Chopra heads the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and he recently spoke about the potential for fraud with instant payments, bias in lending algorithms, and why he's keeping an eye on car-loan debt.
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The U.S needs defined metrics and more data about cyber happenings across the nation, experts say. Otherwise, it’ll struggle to understand which practices and policies are most effective and where to invest more heavily.
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If confirmed as ambassador-at-large, Nate Fick will work to promote international norms around good cyber conduct and see the U.S. take a stronger hand in shaping how technologies are developed and used.
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The city of Barbourville has been awarded the nonprofit’s 2022 Cybersecurity Grant to help implement additional safety protocols and programs, such as multifactor authentication, advanced threat protection, and endpoint detection and response.
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Higher ed’s complex array of systems creates a large attack surface, and institutions are likely to pay ransom. Meanwhile, K-12 schools struggle with cyber staffing but more often resist extortion, a global report finds.
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Witnesses testifying in a recent congressional hearing said domestic sources are playing a strong role in driving online falsehoods that undermine faith in elections and inspire real-world violent attacks.
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Across the United States, many local governments and states — as well as private companies — are discovering their cyber insurance premiums have skyrocketed and that they must meet stricter guidelines
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Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies have used third-party data brokers as a way to conduct broad surveillance without warrants or subpoenas. A federal privacy law could force a change in tactics.
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The threat is fast, frequent and international. Keeping up may take stronger cross-border public-private partnerships, improved reporting rules, a higher national cybersecurity baseline and cryptocurrency payment disruptions.
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The program, announced last week by Gov. Kathy Hochul, would provide county governments and select cities with endpoint detection and response tools to continuously monitor systems and protect against cyber attacks.
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A newly released report by the county’s Election Security Review Committee called the security around election equipment “inadequate” and also called out the “serious problem” of threats against election workers.
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Snyder, who was Michigan’s governor for eight years, brought on his former state CIO to start a cybersecurity company focused on small and medium-sized organizations. Its offerings include a “personalized concierge.”
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Police are investigating a report that paychecks for a town employee were diverted to an incorrect bank through an apparent cyber fraud scheme, as part of a scheme that possibly went on for nine weeks.
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The American Data Privacy and Protection Act would create the first nationwide privacy rules for technology companies and others, but a new federal law would supersede the California law passed by voters in 2020.
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The Bellingham Public Library reported that a “limited number” of patrons were impacted by the recent cyber attack against the Whatcom County Library System. Officials say 735 patrons were affected.
