All but two states completed a review, but only 22 states reached or surpassed the recommended minimum levels of security in their systems.
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Public service videos featuring election officials and voices from law enforcement and the military stress the importance of secure elections — and that interference will be punished.
Vote NO on Prop One, a shadow group registered as a ballot issue committee against New York state’s Proposition 1, has spent nearly $5 million on misinformation ads for radio, television and streaming services.
Rob Lloyd has been widely recognized for his work upgrading IT systems in one tech capital, San Jose. He’s starting to do the same in Seattle.
Michael Makstman has been the city’s new chief information officer since July and hopes to establish citywide standards and procedures for IT while also balancing a range of technology from AI to floppy disks.
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From expanding the role of state CIOs to building federal partnerships, the head of NASCIO makes the case for technologists in shaping the future of how government works.
Following the Montgomery County commissioners’ unanimous decision, election officials will now have to generate manual ballots for residents outside of Texas and retrofit the more than 1,000 machines with an older version of the software.
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Statewide cybersecurity initiatives, like whole-of-state programs, are offering essential support to smaller communities and agencies. Backed by federal funding, they aim to bridge resource gaps and strengthen defenses against cyber threats.
About 10,000 records related to utility billing that contained residents’ unredacted personal information may have been publicly available on the city’s website for decades. The data was removed hours after it was discovered.
Deepfake images and videos are just one way AI could disrupt the upcoming election. Experts are highlighting risks that could cause bigger problems and helping election officials prepare for them.
An anonymous tip on Jan. 3, 2023, alerted Kentucky corrections officials that prisoners had hacked state-issued, for-profit computer tablets and spent nearly $88,000 of fraudulent money on digital media products.
On July 19, the Los Angeles Superior Court detected a security breach that forced it to temporarily close for two days, postponing trials and other essential courtroom work. The public deserves a thorough report on what happened.
The glitch would have allowed anyone to submit a voter registration cancellation request for any Georgian using their name, date of birth and county of residence — information that is easily discoverable online.
CrowdStrike’s botched cybersecurity update affected airlines and other entities all over the world. Here’s how police and fire departments coped in the Arizona city.
The city’s approach to cybersecurity risks is at best “informal,” according to Denver’s auditor. Mandatory training is often skipped and oversight of some facilities is lax.
The state’s Department of Education failed to act on warning signs of fraud at the nonprofit Feeding Our Future and failed, on numerous occasions, to monitor federal dollars.
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