Cybersecurity

Vitaliy Panych, the California chief information security officer, discusses cyber defenses and government strategic plans, plus his his career and tech priorities.  

In a recent opinion article, National Cyber Director Chris Inglis called for private companies and federal government to assume more responsibility for creating a secure cyber space.

A company that sells student monitoring software hosted a webinar this week emphasizing the importance of such tools in getting ahead of potential tragic events with students, given rising mental health issues in K-12.

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.

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a key cybersecurity tool for both attackers and defenders.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The money will go toward faculty training, curriculum content, hands-on labs, digital badges and software to train and diversify a workforce for in-demand jobs in the growing technology industry.

A series of online challenges will allow high schoolers to act as cyber protection agents, solving cybersecurity-related puzzles and exploring topics such as code breaking, programming, networking and digital forensics.

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.

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.

The consumer credit reporting agency has won federal approval to sell its ID verification and anti-fraud technology to state unemployment agencies fighting the high level of fraud during the pandemic.

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.

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.

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.

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.