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White House to officially ban TikTok from government devices within 30 days
March 01, 2023 | News, CybersecurityThe guidance follows legislation Congress passed late last year that officially required federal agencies to ban TikTok after dozens of states moved to restrict the app on government devices.
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Texas Public Safety agency sent at least 3,000 driver’s licenses to organized crime group targeting Asian Texans
February 28, 2023 | News, CybersecurityA Chinese crime operation bypassed the password clues of Texas.gov by using stolen identity information to fraudulently obtain replacement driver’s licenses.
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Building scalable, cost-effective application security
| News, CybersecurityCOMMENTARY | Automated scanning and remediation platforms can identify, fix and prevent security gaps and vulnerabilities at the software application and development levels.
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Southern states have the most open cyber exposures, report finds
| News, CybersecurityThe 14 states in that region have more than 100,000 vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and data leaks that all must be addressed to prevent attacks, researchers found.
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Workforce gaps could impact zero trust rollout
February 27, 2023 | News, CybersecurityThe cyber-cloud skills shortfall in state government could slow down zero trust implementation, but there are ways to reduce the deficit.
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Feds push local election officials to boost security ahead of 2024
February 23, 2023 | News, CybersecurityLocal election officials are encouraged to beef up their cybersecurity practices to safeguard their voting systems against potential threats heading into the 2024 presidential race.
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Census Bureau data susceptible to ‘reconstruction attacks’ exposing individual data, report claims
February 22, 2023 | News, CybersecurityA team of computer scientists demonstrated how cybercriminals can leverage commercial laptops to reverse engineer the Bureau’s statistics, leaving Americans exposed to risks like identity theft and discrimination.
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Zero trust builds on identity management
February 21, 2023 | News, CybersecurityHaving a robust ID management program in place is one of the most effective ways to enhance governments’ cybersecurity, and experts say it is within reach.
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Cyber training expands to local leaders
February 17, 2023 | News, CybersecurityThe National Cybersecurity Center will offer the training every two years, and push local governments to take advantage of free resources and information-sharing.
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Pending national cyber strategy to feature ‘strong stand’ on quantum cryptography
February 16, 2023 | News, CybersecurityAn Office of the National Cyber Director official discussed the path of transitioning public and private networks to post-quantum cryptographic standards, and emphasizes data inventory in organizations’ efforts to transition cryptographic systems.