Homeland Security Told States About Russian Hacking Attempts With a Phone Script
Homeland Security notified state government officials about Russian probing in advance of the 2016 election, but often did not reach out to election officials, many of whom lacked security clearances.
How States and Cities Can Secure the Internet of Things
As we connect more and more devices, governments must keep an active watch on their network.
Cybersecurity Quest Sends States to Vets, Students and Women
Hiring and keeping qualified IT staffers, particularly cybersecurity experts, is a serious problem for states.
Hacker With Bitcoin Ransom Targets Sacramento Regional Transit Data
The transit agency is in the process of recovering 30 million backup files.
House Democrats Eye $400 Million for Election Security
The goal is to replace outdated and unsecured voting machines that lack paper receipts for votes.
To Secure Critical State Networks, It’s Time to Follow the Lead of Military and Intel Agencies
As governments connect more infrastructure and data every day, John Minasyan of Belkin International makes the argument for more disconnection.
Illinois Interim CIO Discusses Continuing State’s Ambitious IT Agenda
Kirk Lonbom takes the helm at critical time for Illinois’ revitalized Department of Innovation and Technology.
How Operational Intelligence Is Saving One County Time and Money on Troubleshooting
An IT operations use case has spawned a security use case as well in Hennepin County, and they’re not alone.
DHS: Sharing Election Threat Info With States Won't Be One-Size-Fits-All
As the clock counts down to national elections in 2018 and 2020, Homeland Security is asking top election officials in all 50 states how they’d like to communicate about relevant information security information,
Pa.’s Cybersecurity Team Is ‘Talking About Projects That Actually Enable the Business’
Erik Avakian, Pennsylvania’s chief information security officer, may be a new breed of ‘black swan’: the optimistic cybersecurity professional.
NASCIO: Federal Compliance Exercises Are Hindering State IT
WATCH: Yejin Cooke, NASCIO’s director of government affairs, is getting the word out on why federal data security rules are holding back innovation—and even security itself—at the state level.
The Immediate Need to Close the Daunting Cyber Workforce Gap
States have to think creatively to attract and retain the talent they need to respond to cyberattacks and other threats.
Election Officials Must Embrace IT Personnel to Thwart the Impending Hacker Onslaught
“When it comes to hackers you have to think in terms of an ongoing arms race, which is not very comforting to people in elections,” according to a chief technologist with the Center for Democracy and Technology.
State Election Officials Still Angry But Ready to Work With DHS
A conversation about state and federal cooperation on election cybersecurity with Connie Lawson, president of the National Association of Secretaries of State.
State CIOs Set to Take Center Stage in Austin
A look at the association representing state government IT executives ahead of their meeting in Texas’ capital city next week.
Election Hacks: Sorting Fact from Fiction
Elections expert David Becker explains that amid a national panic, "states and localities have been quietly working to assess election security in 2016 and improve the systems for 2018."
State and Local Governments' Shared Cyber Defense Is Going to Change. The Question Is How.
With growing demand, the MS-ISAC risks becoming a victim of its own success.
A Federal Push for Smart Cities Cybersecurity and Privacy Standards
“There are not a whole lot of best practices for local governments,” an official with the National Institute of Standards and Technology told Route Fifty.
Time's Running Out to Prevent a Massive Cyberattack on Critical Infrastructure
The U.S. risks missing a “narrow and fleeting window of opportunity before a watershed, 9/11-level cyberattack,” according to a new report approved by the Homeland Security Department's National Infrastructure Advisory Council.
Fighting Cyberattacks With Volunteers
Michigan’s volunteer cybersecurity team can be deployed only in massive cyber emergencies. A bill in the Legislature would broaden its reach to smaller-scale security breaches.
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