Cybersecurity
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A partnership between the North Carolina Department of IT and the Carolina Cyber Network is giving students real-world cyber defense experience while helping the state build up its workforce. -
The state Department of Motor Vehicles is cautioning drivers to watch for text messages claiming people have unpaid traffic citations. They are fraudulent, the DMV said; it does not notify by text.
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Officials said online the city was hit by a “sophisticated, socially engineered phishing scheme” linked to construction of a recreation center. A payment of $432,739.21 was issued to an unauthorized entity.
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A deep dive into Iranian cyber warfare and actionable defenses for network operators.
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As Maryland works to bolster cybersecurity, the state has introduced a modular zero‑trust framework, an “architecture of trust” and an 18‑month implementation phase.
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A group of cyber criminals recently used off-the-shelf AI chatbots to steal data on nearly 200 million taxpayers. The bots provided the code and ready-to-execute plans to bypass firewalls.
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Americans should be on the alert for potential lone wolf cyber attacks amid the conflict in Iran, according to a bulletin issued to law enforcement from the Department of Homeland Security.
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The state has issued a new cybersecurity policy that calls for a move to zero-trust principles during the next 18 months. The new policy replaces "trust, but verify," according to officials.
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Officials are moving toward bringing the city network back, allowing some email access, and posting City Council agenda items and the budget online. They discovered an attempted “interruption” last month.
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Sean Plankey held Energy Department cybersecurity roles in the first Trump administration, but various congressional holds and other obstacles in the last year have slowed his confirmation.
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AI has been behind some of the social services abuse uncovered in the state. Officials are using machine learning to sift through thousands of provider claims to uncover crimes.
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Colin Ahern takes over as the state’s first director of security and intelligence. He brings two decades of Army, private-sector and public agency experience to the new job, which focuses on high-level risks.
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As the market for continuing education programs grows, more and more nontraditional students are seeking out skill-specific, career-focused, online programs at universities.
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The FBI is warning about a new type of crime that targets ATMs around the country that uses malware to force a cash machine to dispense money without a legitimate transaction.
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Recent strikes on Iranian targets are putting renewed focus on how the country integrates offensive cyber capabilities into the battlespace — and how prepared federal agencies are for retaliation.
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As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, how can public-sector teams prepare organizationally for the next generation of cyber attacks and equip themselves with the right tools?
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City 911 center staff temporarily moved Feb. 17 to a statewide emergency communications center. Several city departments remain without Internet after the attempted “interruption” Feb. 13.
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Research from the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity at UC Berkeley shows that those states passed a total of 99 bills, with the majority of them passing between one and three pieces of legislation.
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Jennifer Pittman-Leeper is GovRAMP’s new field CISO, which is an advisory role. Meanwhile, the nonprofit organization has now added North Carolina to the states that it provides cybersecurity guidance.
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A Chicago-area elementary school technology director recently spoke about the most vulnerable spots in school districts, the rising use of deepfakes, and the growing sophistication of email phishing attempts.
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Internet services are still down at City Hall and other departments nearly a week after officials uncovered the attempted incident. Residents are unlikely to notice significant disruptions, officials said.
