Two NCDIT-hosted events in late March explored how local and state government officials can serve the needs and security of North Carolinians through accountability and trust.
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Tax-themed phishing emails are attempting to deliver malware via Microsoft Management Console (MSC) files, warns Securonix, a cloud cybersecurity platform.“The attack likely starts with either a phishing email link or attachment,” the researchers explain.“The lures and nomenclature used in the filenames and lure documents suggest that the campaign follows standard tax-themed phishing methods (Income-Tax-Deduction-and-Rebates202441712.pdf for example).
State Chief Information Security Officer Bernice Russell-Bond recently visited Western North Carolina to spotlight the state’s expanding cybersecurity capabilities and reinforce the department’s commitment to developing a resilient cybersecurity workforce.
State Chief Information Security Officer Bernice Russell-Bond recently joined WPTF Radio to discuss North Carolina's new partnership with GovRAMP to elevate cloud security standards and the cybersecurity internship program we've established with the Carolina Cyber Network.Listen now for more about our efforts to keep North Carolina cybersecure.
North Carolina’s public sector faces an evolving cybersecurity landscape that demands real-time visibility, coordinated defenses and trustworthy data to guide decision making.
March is one of the most exciting times of the year for college basketball fans. It's also an exciting time for cybercriminals.
Staying alert and reporting suspicious activity helps protect state systems – and the North Carolinians we serve.Today, March 5, is Slam the Scam Day – a reminder from the Social Security Administration about the growing threat of government impersonation scams. These schemes increasingly target individuals, businesses, and government agencies by creating urgency and demanding untraceable payments such as cryptocurrency, gift cards or wire transfers.
Every year around tax time, scammers ramp up phishing attacks, fake IRS messages and tax-related identity theft attempts, hoping to steal personal information or redirect refunds. Importantly, though, these scams can occur at any time of the year.
NCDIT cybersecurity interns participating in a program designed to build a talent pipeline into the IT workforce are helping protect the state of North Carolina’s IT systems and the people who use them.Jennifer Medina, a Wake Technical Community College graduate, and Jacob Wright, a Fayetteville Technical Community College student, are among the first interns through a partnership with the Carolina Cyber Network, comprised of 23 North Carolina universities and community colleges.
Scammers are increasingly using visually stylized QR codes to deliver phishing links, reports Help Net Security, a cybersecurity news outlet. QR code phishing (quishing) is already more difficult to detect because these codes deliver links without a visible URL.Quishing attacks are even showing up on the streets of downtown Raleigh.