Cyber Security

We face complex public safety challenges, but law enforcement has proven solutions to meet them

Strategies for success in 22 key areas of policing

The hackers replaced the front page of each site with a photo of a Turkish phrase

Ransomware is a growing threat in the public sector, but there are tools and grants available to help police and other agencies avoid costly incidents

Law enforcement agencies continue to be vulnerable to cyberattacks; here’s how your agency can fight back

Texas state law requires a person be freed if prosecutors aren’t ready at the time of the trial

Officials say it's too soon to determine how many cases will be affected

Focus your cybersecurity investment on initiatives that create more effort for the attacker

Preventing ransomware attacks is possible; our expert panelists offer several best practices your agency can follow to help reduce risk and mitigate potential issues

Organizations and citizens have a “shared responsibility” to defend their data, computer hardware and software systems from ransomware attacks

Payments could encourage additional attacks and victims still may not automatically get back their data, said FBI Director Christopher Wray

John Miller, NYPD's deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism, said the good news was that the system for detecting hackers worked

The court limited the scope of the federal law against computer hacking, ruling it does not include people who misuse information they were authorized to see

Officials say the goal is to better monitor and respond to storylines spreading on social media that could incite violence