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Report Ranks States and DC on Public Health Emergency Preparedness Measures

March 4, 2020

Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia were high-performers on a three-tier measure of states’ preparedness to protect the public’s health during an emergency, according to a report by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH).

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Global Economic Crime Rates Remain High; Customer Fraud Continues to Rise

March 4, 2020

Fraud and economic crime rates remain at record highs, impacting companies in more ways than ever. PwC's bi-annual survey of business crime reports that fraud committed by customers tops the list of all crimes experienced (at 35%), up from 29% in 2018.

Cybercriminals are Increasingly Turning to Ransomware as a Secondary Source of Income

March 4, 2020

Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to ransomware as a secondary source of income, says a new FireEye report.

Number of Student Data Breaches, Ransomware Attacks Nearly Triple in Last Year

March 4, 2020

Public K-12 education agencies across the country experienced a total of 348 cybersecurity incidents during calendar year 2019, says a report from the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center.

Chicago's CTA to Add More Patrols, Security Officers

March 4, 2020

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and the Chicago Police Department (CPD) announced the city’s new public transit safety plan, which includes 50 more officers, smart policing technology and a dedicated detective unit.

NIST CRIED: The Four Steps of Incident Mitigation

Surge in Attacker Access to Privileged Accounts and Services Puts Businesses at Risk

March 3, 2020

There is a major security gap that is obvious, important and urgent: the ability to know if privileged accounts and services are compromised.

Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation Introduced in Georgia

March 3, 2020

Legislation has been introduced in Georgia to combat human trafficking by imposing a lifetime commercial driver's license ban on anyone convicted of trafficking an individual for labor servitude or sexual servitude.

Georgia Technical College System Announces Online Academy to Expand Cloud Computing Workforce

March 3, 2020

The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) announced a program designed to prepare more Georgians with the technology skills necessary for careers utilizing cloud technologies.