RSA 2024: AI’s Growing Influence Amplifies Global Cyber Impact
As another RSA Conference in San Francisco ended on May 10, 2024, the global impact that cybersecurity and artificial intelligence bring to every area of life has become much more apparent ... Read More
GenAI Continues to Dominate CIO and CISO Conversations
The NASCIO Midyear Conference this past week highlighted the good, the bad and the scary of generative AI, as well as the vital importance of the data that states are using to feed large language models ... Read More
What Would a TikTok Ban Mean?
Where next for the most popular app in the world? President Biden signed a bill that could lead to a nationwide TikTok ban, but will it actually happen? What are the implications? ... Read More
Review: ‘Artificial Intelligence — A Primer for State and Local Governments’
A new book by Alan Shark offers an excellent guide and an AI road map for state and local governments. He answers basic questions that public-sector leaders are asking in 2024. ... Read More
Deciphering Metrics: From NCAA Women’s Basketball to Cyber Trends
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark clearly propelled NCAA women’s basketball viewership. But what do past numbers teach us about future expectations — in both basketball and cyber metrics? ... Read More
Conn. CISO Raises Security Concerns Over BadGPT, FraudGPT
Almost everyone has heard of ChatGPT. But Jeff Brown, CISO for the state of Connecticut, shares his concerns on some of the other “dark side” apps that have emerged with generative AI. ... Read More
Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercises: How Far Should You Go?
With global cyber threats and other international tensions growing, what scenarios should state and local governments consider when conducting exercises to test their people, processes and technology? ... Read More
Federal, State, Local Cyber Leaders Meet to Discuss Threats
Cybersecurity experts from state and local government, as well as top federal agencies, gathered this week to discuss everything from critical infrastructure attacks to concerns about China. Here are some top takeaways ... Read More
How to Think Like a Hacker — and Defend Your Data
In this interview with white hat hacker Mishaal Khan, we learn about open source intelligence gathering and how to hack humans — or not. ... Read More
NIST Releases Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: What’s Next?
Many global cyber teams are analyzing cyber defense gaps now that the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 has been released. How will this guidance move the protection needle? ... Read More
