cybersecurity

A third-party software provider that maintains student and teacher data for school districts across the country disclosed it suffered a data breach earlier this month.

School systems of every size have been hit by cyberattacks. "It's not Johnny in his room trying to break in and change his grades anymore," says one superintendent. From the NPR archives.

The federal government's cyber defenses were breached last month in a major Russian hack. We take a look the surprisingly vulnerable state of cybersecurity in much of the U.S. and how this impacts much more than our digital lives.

North Carolina will be joining a program that seeks to improve cybersecurity.Gov. Roy Cooper said in a press release Wednesday that the state will be…

Most Mecklenburg County computer systems used by the public are now back online after an early December cyber-attack. County Manager Dena Diorio told…

To learn more about ransomware, WFAE's Mark Rumsey spoke to Dan Lorhmann. He’s the chief strategist and security officer at Security Mentor, a Michigan…

This week President Barack Obama has been rolling out the White House’s strategy to combat cyber attacks. North Carolina A&T is a part of that strategy.…

At the moment, all 18 South Carolina state agencies have their own chief information officers responsible for keeping the data doors locked against bad…

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley says nearly 6 million residents had their social security and bank account numbers stolen by hackers in a September…