Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A hacker in his mid-20’s who used the motto “get rich or die trying” on social media has been linked to a series of cyberattacks against global companies in the energy, construction, mining, oil and infrastructure sectors that were initially believed…
Many State Report Cards Leave Parents in the Dark About School Achievement – Inside School Research – Education Week
With jargon, “meaningless” tables and missing data, state report cards can be difficult for parents to use, a new report shows. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More The post Many State Report Cards Leave Parents in the Dark About School Achievement – Inside School…
Anti-hacking security boosted on state voting systems
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Although Mississippi’s voting systems are relative safe from internet hacks, state election officials are becoming increasingly vigilant about security. Among them is U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, who has urged the state’s elections chief, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, and his The…
Healey: State ready for hacker attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Attorney General Maura Healey said the threat of hackers attempting to influence or disrupt the U.S. elections this fall is something that should worry all Americans, but said backup plans are in place for Bay State ballots if something should The…
Yahoo confirms massive hack of 500 million accounts, blames “state actor”
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Yahoo has confirmed the mother of all data breaches — 500 million user accounts compromised back in late 2014 — and is laying blame on a “state-sponsored actor.” The stolen data may have included names, email addresses, phone numbers, birthdays, The…
A US teen hacker has infiltrated and stolen personal information of US citizens from hundreds of US state government servers hosted on .us domains.
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The hacker’s name is Fear (@hackinyolife on Twitter), and this all seems to be an accidental hack, with the perpetrator stumbling upon a treasure trove he never expected to find. “I gained access to an ftp server, that listed access The…
California Governor Signs Law to Create First State Ethnic Studies Curriculum – Curriculum Matters – Education Week
California’s new law requires the state’s education department to create a template for an ethnic studies curriculum. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More The post California Governor Signs Law to Create First State Ethnic Studies Curriculum – Curriculum Matters – Education Week appeared first…
What Teens Want You To Know About The State Of Sex Ed
Remember high school sex ed? If you were lucky enough to get any curriculum on sex, it probably consisted of a couple of slides of diseased genitals, an explanation of wet dreams and maybe a real-life demo of a condom rolled onto a banana. If you found this brief and cursory explanation…
Obama administration takes battle against Islamic State into cyberspace
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Obama administration has launched the first cyberwar against the Islamic State, a war that, coupled with real, not virtual, fighting, is producing one of the most encouraging on-the-ground successes in the conflict — sharply cutting into the number of The…
State feels safe from vote hacks: No link to internet
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The state’s top election official dismissed the possibility of computer hackers tampering with the November elections amid rising national concerns of cyber threats to voting integrity. Secretary of the State Denise W. Merrill and a top computer expert from University The…