New report shows how coordinated, data-driven security platforms can help state IT leaders fortify cybersecurity defense against potential threats.

The move would codify cybersecurity as one of the services the city government provides to its nearly 9 million residents.

A lawsuit from the city attorney alleges that former officials steered a $1.2 million contract to a firm where one of their husbands worked as a sales director.

"Identity and Access Management" has debuted on the list as a top priority for state chief information officers.

Alaska CISO Shannon Lawson says the state is now preparing to make an unprecedented investment in cybersecurity tools from a variety of vendors.

State CIO Pat Snow says the state is looking to expand its services portfolio in a way few other states have.

Federal investigators found no unauthorized access or statistical anomalies in network activity that would suggest malicious behavior. The state is moving the system to a new data center.

The Justice Department charged two Iranian citizens with developing and deploying the SamSam ransomware virus that extracted more than $6 million from its victims and cost millions more in damage.

The gift card schemes are very low-tech, but they take advantage of people's sympathies after a deadly natural disaster, an email security consultant says.