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Why confidence matters in facial recognition systems

Concerns over the accuracy of facial recognition systems came under the spotlight when Amazon’s Rekognition incorrectly matched 28 members of Congress to criminal mugshots.
Bridging federal IT’s knowledge gap

Continual communication about strategy and goals along with frequent training will help IT staff understand their agency's primary objectives and how best to meet them.
How to stop the cyber-threat firefighting

Using network segmentation in a zero-trust model gives agency networks the best chance of avoiding a breach and staying invisible to malicious attackers.
Congress blocks election security funds for states, again

Although Senate Democrats tried to add funding for states and localities to upgrade the security of their election systems, the measure was defeated.
Ransomware calls for desperate measures – even typewriters

A south-central borough in Alaska is the latest government to fall victim to far-reaching ransomware.
Better solutions for ransomware recovery

With the versioning and write-once, read-many features of object storage, agencies can limit the impact of ransomware when preventative measures fail.
How Russian hackers attack (and how to defend against it)

As the threat of Russian hacking continues to loom, DHS is educating critical infrastructure stakeholders on the latest tactics and how to test systems for leaks and loopholes.
Weaponized information seeks a new target in cyberspace: Users’ minds

The Russian attacks on the 2016 U.S. presidential election happened across all three dimensions of cyberspace -- physical, informational and cognitive.
With hacking of US utilities, Russia could move from cyber espionage toward cyber war

The distinction between exploiting weaknesses to gather information and using those vulnerabilities to actually do damage is impossibly thin.
How hackers got into the energy grid

Using trusted third-party identities compromised in spearphishing and watering hole campaigns, the attackers accessed networks and control systems of "quite a number" of energy infrastructure providers last summer.
Digital transformation that keeps vulnerabilities at bay

Robust online government services make security a top consideration for municipalities, which must ensure that valuable information doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.
Army applies cyber skills on critical infrastructure protection

The 2018 Cyber X-Games featured attack scenarios on critical civilian networks in the finance, public utility and health care sectors.
No time for stalling: The urgent need for an election hacking response

Until election security is prioritized, state and local election officials and candidates must fend for themselves against well-resourced and motivated attackers.
NASCIO pushes to harmonize federal regulations

Federal regulatory requirements "hamstring" states that are trying to consolidate IT operations, Oklahoma's CIO told a House panel.

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Threats, Fraud and Identity Theft: Keeping Credentials Safe and Secure

Conversations about identity security cover a broad range of topics, from the physical credentials in use today to the next generation of digital identities. Protecting against threats to identity security requires collaboration from multiple jurisdictions and security experts. In this webinar, we will look at fraudsters’ attempts to replicate or tamper with driver’s licenses and state issued IDs – both in the physical format and as digital IDs. We will outline best practices for managing digital credentials and provide a roadmap for future planning.
Security in the Cloud: Moving Beyond Compliance

Creating a fully compliant cloud-based system is hard enough, but even that doesn’t go far enough to ensure security. As federal agencies are migrating to the cloud, some are learning best methods for creating a cloud-based security model they can trust...
Bridging the Cybersecurity Gap

This two-pager will explore threats to state governments’ IT and network security, explain the challenges states have in meeting those threats, and explore strategies for reducing complexity and increasing efficiency.