Cybersecurity
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With the release of Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and Claude Mythos, how should CISOs navigate the arrival of automated exploit chaining, collapsing patch cycles and the inevitable rise of adversarial AI? -
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.
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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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A cyber attack hit Oakland's government offices last week, preventing residents from filing police reports and paying taxes, with city officials remaining tight-lipped about the cause Monday.
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According to the city, 911, fire, emergency resources and financial data remain unscathed, but Oakland has been forced to take other systems offline. It’s now working with law enforcement to investigate the issue.
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A trio of state bills working their way through the Connecticut Legislature would ban state employees there from downloading or using TikTok from state-issued or state-owned devices.
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The state’s IT agency has included several funding proposals in its “One Minnesota Budget” to help make its systems and services more accessible, modernized and secure. CIO Tarek Tomes shared the impacts and potential timelines.
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While the city has not confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack, officials have issued a statement saying that cybersecurity experts are investigating "recently detected suspicious activity on (the) digital network."
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Employees with 177 public school districts and local governments will get free licenses for cyber trainings under a state grant program. The program will include strength assessments, phishing simulations, training modules and threat briefings.
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SponsoredAs the world continues to face unprecedented challenges, constituents look to their governments for help.
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Tehama County officials have issued a warning that they had received an email asking for payment. The county advised those who received the email not to respond to it and refrain from providing any information.
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The 2023-2025 strategy aims to break down data and identity management silos across agencies, transition from a legacy on-prem mainframe to cloud services and create more consistent user experiences.
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SponsoredFor state and local government IT leaders, cloud is no longer an option or a “nice to have” but rather an integral part of any large-scale overhaul of an agency’s IT systems and platforms.
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The popular social media app TikTok will be blocked on city of Raleigh-owned computers and cell phones over cybersecurity concerns starting on Feb. 14, as many other jurisdictions have done.
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The Department of Homeland Security has once again pushed back the deadline to get a federally compliant REAL ID. Officials say lingering problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic are to blame for the delay.
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Congress is set to hear from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew next month about the company’s data sharing relationship with the Chinese government. The situation underscores the overall lack of federal data privacy legislation.
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In his proposed budget last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined millions of dollars for the state’s Department of Management Services. The money would fund modernization and cybersecurity efforts among other initiatives.
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A new report from the National Skills Coalition used data from 43 million online job postings to assess digital skills demand. The findings reveal that the vast majority of jobs now require some type of digital skills.
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Local leaders have frequently tossed out a new nickname for San Antonio — Cyber City USA — and Gov. Greg Abbott recently got on board, calling San Antonio the "cybersecurity capital of the state of Texas."
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Seven months after the deadline set by Proposition 24, the CPPA is still working to complete its rulemaking.The delay reveals the painstaking and complicated process of actually implementing an idea signed into law or approved by voters.
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The ransomware group Royal sent an extortion letter to Tucson Unified School District earlier this week following a successful cyber attack. Teachers are continuing in-person lessons even as some systems remain offline.
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