Minnesota: St. Paul cyber attack sparks reflections, calls to action

The recent cyber attack in St. Paul has gained pretty much everyone’s attention in the government technology space. It didn’t hurt that Gov. Tim Walz deployed 13 members of the Minnesota National Guard’s Cyber Protection Unit to help fix the Read More …

Data breach exposes US spyware maker behind Windows, Mac, Android and Chromebook malware

A little-known spyware maker based in Minnesota has been hacked, TechCrunch has learned, revealing thousands of devices around the world under its stealthy remote surveillance. A person with knowledge of the breach provided TechCrunch with a cache of files taken Read More …

State of Emergency: How Minnesota hospitals, state officials prepare for cyber attacks

The State of Minnesota stores and protects data on some six million residents, and that’s only one cache of sensitive information under the close watch of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT). “It’s everything from highways and highway traffic control systems, we Read More …