Articles Tagged with ''government cyber security''

IRS facial recognition raises privacy concerns

February 4, 2022

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the implementation of mandatory facial recognition in order to access some government services. This may increase cybersecurity and data privacy risks.

Peter Liebert named CISO at LifeOmic

January 27, 2022

Peter Liebert, former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of the State of California, has been named CISO at LifeOmic.

Camilo Sandoval assumes position as Federal CISO

November 6, 2020

Camilo Sandoval was named Federal Chief Information Security Officer.

Federal executives talk new challenges with remote work in survey COVID-19

Federal executives reveal remote work challenges with risk mitigation in new survey

October 20, 2020

In a new survey, federal executives identified a number of challenges associated with remote work; safely returning to the workplace; and guarding against fraud, waste, and abuse.

new study says public-private partnerships best way to cybersecure governments

More than 80% of government cybersecurity leaders say private-public partnerships a necessity

September 17, 2020

According to a new report, public-private collaboration would help government leaders keep pace with cyberthreats.

How Florida Agencies are Training for a Cyber Talent Pipeline

A new partnership in Florida strives to foster cybersecurity talent in state agencies through ongoing education and hands-on training

Claire Meyer

June 8, 2018

With 11,000 IT and cybersecurity jobs currently unfilled in the state of Florida and state government agencies facing a very competitive talent market, the University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity and the Florida Agency for State Technology (AST) have tackled the issue aggressively on their own and teamed up to build a pipeline of talented, trained cyber professionals who can support the state’s cyber resiliency and data security.

Atlanta Municipal Systems Hit with Ransomware Attack

March 23, 2018

Atlanta city employees coming to work this morning were handed an unusual notice: don’t turn on your computers. The municipal systems had been hit with a ransomware attack on Thursday, and employees were not to use their computer until they were cleared by the municipal IT group.

White House Outlines Parameters for Withholding Security Vulnerability Information

May 2, 2014

Why wouldn’t the government disclose a cybersecurity vulnerability? According to a White House blog post, it could mean foregoing “an opportunity to collect crucial intelligence that could thwart a terrorist attack, stop the theft of our nation’s intellectual property, or even discover more dangerous vulnerabilities that are being used by hackers or other adversaries to exploit our networks,” writes White House cybersecurity coordinator Michael Daniel.

British Man Charged with Hacking NASA, U.S. Military Computers

October 29, 2013

Braggarts never prosper: A British man has been charged with hacking into U.S. government computers and stealing data about thousands of employees, then boasting about it on Twitter.

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