Cybersecurity
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Welcome to the second installment of this comprehensive annual look at global cybersecurity industry prediction reports from the top security vendors, publications and thought leaders. -
State leaders prioritized AI advancement in 2025; CIO Alberto Gonzalez said it will help support being efficient and improved service delivery for residents. Onboarding staff has been greatly quickened.
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What cyber trends and predictions are coming for 2026? Here’s your annual security industry prediction report roundup for the new year, highlighting insights from the top vendors, publications and thought leaders.
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The official Twitter account for the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office was hacked and then recovered this week. Officials used the incident to underscore the importance of strong cybersecurity measures.
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Artificial intelligence is emerging as a key cybersecurity tool for both attackers and defenders.
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Plus, the Colorado Broadband Office is planning to connect more than 99 percent of households in the state, Arizona is investing $68.1 million in connectivity, and lawmakers ask the FCC to translate broadband labels.
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As Russian military forces carry out their mission in Ukraine, the President Vladimir Putin has promised “consequences” for nations that interfere. U.S. officials have warned this could come in the form of cyber attacks.
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An independent investigation into the deletion of millions of police department case files found that the employee responsible did not have adequate training to handle that sort of data migration.
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U.S. organizations should up their defenses for the possibility of a Russian cyber attack or misinformation campaign, CISA says. Russian cyber strategies against Ukraine and its allies could evolve.
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The city of Beaufort's first expenditure of $1.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds will include the more than $145,000 in cybersecurity enhancements. Upward of $400,000 will be put toward police car and body camera technology.
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One fear is that these attacks are part of a so-called hybrid war — mixing conventional tactics with disinformation and cyber assaults to destabilize the Ukrainian government and ignite chaos across a vulnerable society.
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The state's third most populous county has changed its .com domain to a .gov domain in the hopes of thwarting election misinformation. The county appears to be the first in the Denver metro area to make the change.
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Cybersecurity has become a focus for government agencies around the nation, and on Tuesday, New York announced what it is calling a first-of-its-kind effort to protect against the growing threat.
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Moline, Ill., has received $404,764 in insurance reimbursement stemming from an email phishing scheme that took place in December 2020, during which scammers were able to steal $421,000.
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If state lawmakers in Hawaii pass legislation to create the group, members will consolidate the state’s executive branch information technology services and staff within five years.
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County government officials in Southern California say they are pushing back against millions of hacking attempts each year. In 2020 alone, Riverside County saw more than 150 million hacking attempts on its network.
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The debate over the form and scope of a U.S. privacy law is still underway, and experts are divided when it comes to enforcement. Some believe a standalone agency would best enforce any new rules.
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Concerns about spreading infections during the pandemic have led to an explosion of QR codes. The codes might be convenient, but criminals are now devising ways to steal information through them.
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By utilizing stolen credentials and engaging in spearphishing, hackers backed by Russia have been able to infiltrate U.S. defense contractors of various sizes and swipe "sensitive" data.
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Multifactor authentication is a key part of zero-trust security, and a method promoted by the likes of CISA. It aims to block out hackers who — in this age of data breaches — manage to steal users’ passwords.
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A report from the Office of the Inspector General shows that Baltimore fell victim to a phishing scam last year when a hacker posed as a city vendor. Since the scam, new cyber policies have been established.
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