Attempted cyberattacks against the North Dakota state government grew by nearly 300% last year, according to Shawn Riley, the state’s chief information officer and head of the information technology department. Keep Reading
In business and society today, we are too often focused on bolting on cybersecurity in a hyphenated manner. We want “security-enabled” this, “security-enhanced” that. But cybersecurity cannot be an add-on. Keep Reading
Warner cites two separate reports by the Department of State’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that detail a number of cybersecurity risks presented by the structure of the Department of State and by hiring freezes affecting the department. Keep Reading
Steps include disabling all unnecessary ports and protocols, enhancing monitoring of network and email traffic, patching externally facing equipment, limiting usage of PowerShell, and ensuring backups are up to date. Keep Reading
"The virus further burrowed into the industrial control systems that monitor and control cargo transfer and encrypted files critical to process operations." Keep Reading
Like the Christmas spirits, the cybersecurity community takes a similar approach applying lessons learned. Keep Reading
These accounts represent the core portion of a larger network of more than 88,000 accounts engaged in spammy behavior across a wide range of topics. Keep Reading
Van Scoyoc Associates (VSA) has announced that Norma M. Krayem has joined the firm as Vice President. Keep Reading
The Government Accountability Office testified about 2 issues on its High Risk List: management of IT acquisitions and operations, and cybersecurity. Keep Reading
As maritime industry increasingly will "rely more on technologies to be more competitive, comply with some standards and policies and optimize operations, this brings new stakes and challenges" in cybersecurity. Keep Reading
