Cybersecurity

A ransomware attack that crippled the city of Wichita's network for more than a month starting in May was limited to a Wichita Police Department records system, city officials said Wednesday.

Relationships, state CIO Liana Bailey-Crimmins said at the State of Technology — California Industry Forum event, “need to be beyond transactional.” With emergent tech like generative AI evolving, she called for “innovative ideas.”

Philadelphia's largest charter school network had to shut its systems down earlier this week because of suspicious activity from an external party, forcing teachers to make do without Internet.

The state chief information security officer of nearly eight years was named one of Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers, in part for helping create a collaborative, risk-aware culture.

Springfield Technical Community College opened a new security operations center this week in the city's Union Station, staffed by student interns and equipped to help governments protect themselves against cyber threats.

The $77,000 grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Port Security Grant Program, will strengthen cyber protection across the enterprise.

Northern New Mexico College is working with Los Alamos National Laboratory on setting up a training center for cyber careers, expected to begin in fall 2025 for four-year degrees and professional development.

While the federal government deadline has arrived on implementing a zero-trust cybersecurity model, many state and local governments have committed to zero-trust architecture as well.

Lehigh Valley Health Network has announced a tentative agreement to pay $65 million to those affected by a data breach last year, following a lawsuit that originally focused on photos of cancer patients.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta reminded executives at the companies of prohibitions against "voter intimidation, deception, and dissuasion" related to the upcoming election.

At the State of GovTech conference, public-sector CIOs sounded the alarm about criminals gaining an edge as artificial intelligence gains ground. How can governmental tech pros better secure their new AI tools?

No rules currently govern where computer data generated by Chicago residents and employees and stored by the city must be kept. An ordinance requiring that data be stored within the United States is moving forward in the City Council.

Still recovering from a cyber attack that caused classes to be canceled for three days, a school district in Washington is bringing students back with printed-out bus routes and by taking attendance with pen and paper.

The third annual report on education technology trends from the State Educational Technology Directors Association shows funding worries on the rise and few states planning for the fair, sustainable use of ed-tech tools.

Specifically, organizations worldwide are dealing with gaps in cybersecurity skills and staffing gaps, fueled in part by limited hiring budgets. A new study, however, offers potential solutions.

The personal data of 32,276 USAA members was put at risk through what the insurance and financial services company said was the mistaken posting of their info to another member's online account.

Two Baltimore County Police corporals will join a federal task force dedicated to fighting cyber crime, officials said at a news conference Friday, noting they will soon be trained as cyber investigators.

A new report from IANS Research and Artico Search suggests that cybersecurity budgets are growing at a much slower pace than they were previously. Here are the details.