Free cybersecurity tools for state, local governments
Free cybersecurity tools are available state, local, tribal and territorial government members of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center and the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center – they just need to know to ask for them, experts said.
Getting facial recognition right
To realize the benefits of facial recognition while maintaining ethical integrity, agencies must ensure systems' accuracy, security and resistance to bias.
Agencies still rely on username-password for access management
Even though more secure identity access management solutions exist, 86% of federal, state and local government respondents said that usernames and passwords are their most-used authentication method, according to a recent survey.
How the Biden administration is making gains in an uphill battle against Russian hackers
Though government-controlled hackers might persist, and criminal groups might disappear, rebuild and rebrand, the high costs imposed by the Biden administration could hinder their success.
Small cities worry cybersecurity money won't reach them
Even though small, under-resourced municipalities often fall victim to cyberattacks, many don't have the resources to put together a proposal for a share of the $1 billion in federal cybersecurity grants available through the new infrastructure law.
Think twice before scanning that QR code, FBI warns
The FBI is warning that cybercriminals are tampering with QR codes to redirect victims to malicious sites that steal login and financial information.
ID verification, analytics can help agencies fight fraud
Combining an automated verification system and data analytics for prevention and detection helps create a powerful tool for government IT professionals facing a flood of fraud.
Maryland Health Department hit with ransomware
For more than two weeks, COVID surveillance data wasn't released publicly, and many day-to-day operational services are still unavailable.
The metaverse offers a future full of potential – for terrorists and extremists, too
The rise of the metaverse will open new vulnerabilities and give people with malicious intent novel opportunities to exploit them.
Cities in Texas hit by QR-code phishing scam
Austin, Houston and San Antonio have been affected by a phishing scam designed to get users to pay for parking using fraudulent QR codes pasted on public meters.
Maintaining zero trust over time: Why set-it and forget-it won’t work
Zero trust requires continuous revalidation of trustworthiness -- of the devices, services and identities connecting into an enterprise environment, as well as the systems to which they are connecting.
Avoid being held captive by ransomware with secure, reliable backups
After a ransomware attack, tiered recovery time objectives and a thorough, practiced plan can help agencies minimize downtime.
Cyber vulnerabilities could impact municipal finance
Municipal bond credit analysts consider governments unprepared for cyberattacks, a recent survey says.
Ohio adopts single sign-on for unemployment claims
The OH|ID gives users a trusted identity they can use for unemployment benefits, while offering state agencies enterprise-level identity proofing services.
5 best practices for strengthening your software supply chain with DevSecOps
Because every application is mission critical, strengthening DevSecOps processes provides needed transparency into an agency’s full portfolio of applications.
What is Log4j? A cybersecurity expert explains the latest internet vulnerability, how bad it is and what’s at stake
Simple to exploit, Log4j is used in cloud services as well as a wide range of programs from software development tools to security tools, which makes it easy for an army of bad actors to attack millions of systems.
When multifactor authentication for data security isn’t enough
Pre-boot authentication denies an attacker access to even a single data point – a viable option for federal agencies and critical infrastructure organizations securing data at rest.
7 cyber defense use cases
Whether facing data loss, ransomware, fraud or privacy threats, agencies can leverage technology and process solutions to help them prevent and respond to attacks.
Kronos ransomware attack impacting government employee paychecks
The cyberattack on the Kronos Private Cloud may last for weeks, affecting payroll and workforce management for many state and local government agencies.
The best way to protect personal biomedical data from hackers could be to treat the problem like a game
By accounting for the value of the shared data, the game-based approach finds strategies that strike the right balance between utility and privacy.
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