The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a new internal policy to guide the timely federal notification of state and local officials of cyber intrusions affecting election infrastructure.

A report has found that more than one in four respondents attribute attacks against their organization to cyberwarfare or nation-state activity. In 2018, 19% of organizations believed they were attacked by a nation-state.

Mobile computing, cloud applications and tele-work have all combined to erode the traditional corporate security perimeter — and, in doing so, have largely transferred the attack surface to end-user devices.

Several state agencies, boards, commissions and universities are allegedly failing to adhere to state cybersecurity laws, leaving Mississippians’ personal data vulnerable to hackers.

A ransomware attack has hit at least 20 local government entities in Texas.

An estimated two million cyber attacks in 2018 resulted in more than $45 billion in losses worldwide as local governments struggled to cope with ransomware and other malicious incidents.

While tried-and-true attack methods are still going strong, new threats emerge daily, and new vectors are being tested by cybercriminals.

80 percent of IT business leaders anticipate a critical breach or successful cyberattack over the coming year, says a new survey.