Ransomware attacks rose 73% between 2022 and 2023, according a report published Thursday by the Ransomware Task Force, part of the Institute for Security Technology, a Washington D.C. think tank. The annual report, which includes a map of global ransomware incidents and identifies ransomware trends based on reporting of double-extortion attacks — in which cybercriminals […]
A letter to New York City Mayor Eric Adams and others cites privacy concerns with the city’s use of the telehealth service Talkspace.
The Prince George’s County Public Schools district said its staff’s personal information may have been compromised by a recent cyberattack.
The Colorado Department of Higher Education said sensitive data was compromised following a ransomware incident this past June.
Two months after a ransomware attack, the Dallas City Council approved a nearly $4 million contract for network threat detection.
On the Priorities podcast, Maricopa County, Ariz. CIO Richard McHattie says he’s looking to use technology to create “amazing outcomes.”
Data on 45,000 students, including some Social Security numbers, was exposed in the global breach of the MOVEit file-transfer software.
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System said that data on some of its more than 2 million members was stolen in the MOVEit hack.
On the Priorities podcast, North Carolina CIO James Weaver says he’s shifting his digital services strategy to be focused on the individual.
The Maryland Department of Human Services confirmed its exposure to the global cyberattack against the MOVEit file-transfer software.
