What CIOs Can Learn About Hacktivists From Oklahoma’s ‘Hoodie Incident’
“They’re trying to get their message out,” Oklahoma’s CIO said during the NASCIO mid-year conference being held this week near the nation’s capital.
Microsoft’s 5 Steps to Urban Cyber Resilience
If the Dallas hack taught us anything, it’s that cities are growing targets.
Looking to the Feds for Help in Fighting Cybercriminals
Cybercriminals are unrelenting in their attacks on state and local government computers, and the states are looking to Congress for help.
Dallas Blames Hacker for Major Malfunction of Emergency Sirens
After 156 outdoor sirens wailed for more than an hour, the city is “putting in safeguards to ensure this type of hack does not happen again.”
State Officials Question Benefits of Federal Election Oversight
DHS officials told a hearing of the Election Assistance Commission that aid is vital to prevent government-backed hackers from Russia and elsewhere from undermining the validity of election results or throwing an election into chaos.
Secretaries of State Put Exclamation Point on Comey’s Intel Testimony
On the heels of Russia testimony on Capitol Hill, the National Association of Secretaries of State released a cybersecurity fact sheet on what did—and didn’t happen—during last year’s elections.
What States Risk By Not Prioritizing Cybersecurity Measures
With a big data breach, citizens might not be the only ones to lose confidence in a state government. Bond markets might react negatively, too.
Cybersecurity Education Heads to the Cloud in Virginia
Still in its infancy, the Virginia Cyber Range has partnered with Amazon to scale its closed-network training environment to the colleges, universities and even high schools that want it.
New Bill Would Expand DHS Cyber Aid to State and Local Governments
The bipartisan legislation was prompted by concerns about state and local governments’ abilities to protect critical infrastructure in their states from cyberattacks as well as citizen data.
One Lax State Can Make the Other 49 Vulnerable to a Cyberattack
“If it’s your state and your system, they’re going to say, ‘The governor was responsible.’”
Ohio County Crippled by Computer Virus; New Background Checks for Colo. Teachers
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Pa. mayor arrested in cemetery incident; New Mexico’s organic farm program withers; and Wisconsin gov.’s tax credit plan.
Election Systems as ‘Critical Infrastructure’: What Comes Next?
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s designation creates some questions for state and local elections administrators.
Virginia Lawmaker Wants Answers on Whether D.C.'s Metro System Is Ready for a Cyberattack
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner: "I am concerned that WMATA may represent a particularly enticing target for more advanced threats."
‘Hacktivists’ Increasingly Target Local and State Government Computers
Hacktivists, who blend hacking and activism for political and social causes, can lock up government computer networks, deface websites, steal data — and cost taxpayers.
L.A. College Pays Hacker’s Ransom to Unlock IT Systems
Don’t expect exploitative ransomware attacks to die down anytime soon.
Subverting Government Data Is Replacing Economic Espionage
“Almost worse is if they change it and you don’t know about it because it questions integrity,” according to one Symantec cybersecurity expert.
Michigan IT’s Disaster Recovery Audit Isn’t as Bad as It Reads
The state’s Department of Technology, Management, and Budget began its own review before auditors released their findings and has already made improvements to data colocation and cloud security.
An Ongoing Mystery in Minnesota: Who Jammed the State’s Health Insurance Hotline With Calls?
Investigators have forwarded findings from the Nov. 1 TDoS attack to a FBI task force.
Is the Cloud in Your Agency’s Future? Ask These 5 Questions First
Outcomes, clouds, security, services, and starting points all require consideration.
No, the National Guard Can’t ‘Secure’ the Election
By design, the role of the military in voting-related activities is highly limited. Proposed legislation may change that.
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