Cybersecurity

Starting next month, Texas businesses and government entities will no longer contract with companies from China, Russia, North Korea and Iran as a preventative measure to protect the state's critical infrastructure.

The 41,000 square-foot building at the college's Williamson campus will house classrooms and lab space for programs in information technology, networking, cyber defense, data analytics, nursing, art and graphic design.

Co-chairs Tom Kealey and Zach Tudor explain how the Idaho Cybersecurity Task Force will gather a holistic view of the state’s cybersecurity resources and needs to inform its recommendations to the governor in early 2022.

CSC officials said the U.S. has, is close to, or is on track to implement 75 percent of the recommendations it published in March 2020 for protecting the nation from significant cyber attacks.

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it would send $500 million to states from three different pots of money to address unemployment insurance fraud and equity. Two of the funding streams involve grants.

Both the district attorney’s office in Mesa County, Colo., and the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office are examining the details of an alleged data breach that exposed passwords for local elections equipment.

Departments in Twin Falls County, Idaho, are not able to operate normally because of a cyber attack. Because of the local court system’s current lack of activity, 275 hearings have been pushed to a later date.

According to the Delaware Department of Labor, more than 60 percent of its reported unemployment insurance fraud cases have occurred over the last three months. This activity has delayed payments for legitimate claims.

A new training guide aims to help local, state and federal employees chart the way to cybersecurity roles and skill development resources, while a new entity will coordinate cyber defense across all levels of government.

East Tennessee State University and BlueCross BlueShield have partnered on a two-year bachelor's degree program in computing, while Southern Adventist University will offer a master's program in applied computer science.

Oklahoma fends off millions of cyber attacks each day, and the problem became more important to address during the pandemic, the state’s chief operating officer said Monday during a visit to Enid, Okla.

Exponential increases in global cyber crime. Ransomware crippling governments and businesses. Nations ignoring cyber criminals operating on their soil. The time for international cooperation on cybersecurity is now.  

According to a statement released yesterday, officials in Joplin, Mo., believe the city lost its computer system in early July due to a ransomware attack. A ransom was paid to prevent sensitive data from being released.

The proposed legislation would examine technology- and policy-based approaches to detecting and combating maliciously deployed deepfakes. This marks yet another attempt to legislate the controversial technology.

During an annual cybersecurity inspection, university officials discovered that hackers had exploited a vulnerability in the university’s website to access the College of Education database.

Businesses in the state could soon avoid punitive damages if their personal or restricted information becomes compromised. However, this protection only works if businesses meet certain cybersecurity standards.

Taking the SolarWinds hack as a lesson learned, the National Nuclear Security Administration is looking to strengthen its "front door" and "back door" to thwart any virtual threats.

Eskenazi Health, a hospital in Indianapolis, Ind., was forced to send its ambulances to another hospital after an attempted ransomware attack yesterday morning. Employee and patient data appear to be safe at the moment.