Cybersecurity
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The local government was among many nationwide that were impacted by a cyber attack on the CodeRED platform. Its owner has transferred the county and other subscribers to a new system.
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As cybersecurity threats change over time, so do the jobs of those tasked with fighting them. In many states, the CISO is now working outside the IT agency to protect the wider enterprise.
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A newly released White House fact sheet highlights national cybersecurity efforts and plans, including around cybersecurity labels for consumer IoT, international ransomware-fighting collaborations and more.
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With local governments needing cybersecurity support more than ever and federal grant money allocated for security efforts, more states need to take a regional approach to protecting jurisdictions of all sizes.
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The Los Angeles International Airport website was inaccessible Monday morning after a disruption from pro-Russia hacking group Killnet. The group has recently been targeting airport and state government websites.
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CISOs are gaining attention outside the IT office and cyber funding isn’t a top challenge — for the first time in survey history. But CISOs still wrestle with talent gaps and need to strengthen local relationships to build whole-of-state approaches.
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Chief Privacy Officer Michele Jones outlined how New York state is formalizing its strategy to protect residents’ data at the NASCIO Annual Conference in Louisville, Ky.
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As NASCIO gets under way in Louisville, Ky., GT talked to Arizona CISO Tim Roemer about what it means to serve jointly as the state’s top official for cybersecurity and homeland security.
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The Monday outage did not affect airport operations, according to airport officials. A handful of U.S. airport websites were also down early Monday morning, including Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and several others.
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The state plans to open cyber ranges and security operations centers at state colleges and universities. Students would get hands-on training and a career start, while the operations would provide localities with cyber analysis.
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After more than a decade and a half of service with the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, CISO Erik Avakian announced his forthcoming departure to pursue an opportunity in the private sector.
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Nearly a year after the state passed a law making it illegal to pay cyber criminals to regain access to encrypted systems, not everyone is convinced the ban is going to put a dent in the number of cyber attacks in the state.
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The city's Information Technology Department is collaborating with KnowBe4, an Internet security awareness training platform, to offer Aurora residents a series of free home Internet security lessons.
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Colorado restored its state web portal home page and is working with state and federal partners to investigate the incident. Other sources have named pro-Russian hackers, Killnet, as the perpetrators.
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The city’s website has been displaying a series of unusual posts to its blog page for mail-order brides, exam papers and online gambling in recent weeks. The posts have appeared at least 29 times since Sept. 13.
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Several state webpages were intermittently unavailable yesterday, and colorado.gov remains down. Killnet, a politically motivated, pro-Russia hacking group, has claimed credit for the disruptions.
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Experts in student privacy, with years of experience in the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Education, say that the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act is long overdue for a regulatory update.
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Other state government services and websites across the United States were reportedly targeted by the cyber attacker as well. The state launched a temporary homepage to replace the downed site.
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CorrectHealth, a company focused on providing health-care services in correctional facilities, was breached in late August. The incident exposed the personal information of an estimated 54,000 inmates.
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