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Five Holiday Scams to Avoid from LMG Security

Also: Discover why not all two-factor authentication is created equal, how to keep pen testing safe for everyone and what we can learn from data breaches

Company sues over North Dakota’s new caller ID anti-spoofing law

The North Dakota Legislature earlier this year passed a law that makes it a crime to “transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent to defraud or cause harm.” It also outlaws using a telephone number the caller does not own or have the consent to use.

Meet the Mad Scientist Who Wrote the Book on How to Hunt Hackers

“If you’re so smart, if you’re so brilliant, make something that will make the internet a better place! Find out what’s wrong and make it better! Don’t go screwing with information that belongs to innocent people!”

New Orleans Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyber Attack

The City of New Orleans has suffered a cybersecurity attack serious enough for Mayor LaToya Cantrell to declare a state of emergency.

News stations in 6 Montana towns coping with cyber attack

Stations in Billings, Missoula, Helena, Great Falls, Bozeman and Butte are affected by the attack.

Arkansas Hopes Cybersecurity Task Force Increases Awareness

The new group, created through executive order, will focus on opportunities to advance education surrounding cybersecurity issues and careers, building on previous efforts to beef up the state’s defenses.

Pensacola, Fla. Cyberattack Is Ransomware, Officials Confirm

The nature of the attack, which forced the Florida city to disconnect its entire network, is now confirmed.

Positive chronic wasting disease sampling results continue to rise in Montana

Samples from 25 deer harvested around the state tested positive for chronic wasting disease last week.

Kalispell hospital sued over data breach

The hospital fell victim to the cyber attack in May, when hackers used emails to lure the hospital’s employees into providing login credentials

Wyoming Quietly Hires Its First Chief Data Officer

One of the CDO’s duties would include identifying resources that could be shared or consolidated across government agencies.

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