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Governor Moore announces plan to rebuild state government, modernize Maryland Department of Information Technology

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced a series of actions to rebuild state government and modernize operations within the Maryland Department of Information Technology. To improve core services, the state will employ its first-ever chief technology officer; first-ever chief digital experience officer; first-ever AI advisor; and first-ever director of accessibility. “The Moore-Miller administration is committed to providing reliable, secure, […]

Maryland named 3rd-best state for working from home, WalletHub study

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—With 12.7% of full-time employees now working entirely from home and another 28.2% having a hybrid schedule, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on the Best States for Working from Home, as well as expert commentary. Maryland came in at No. 3 on the list behind Delaware and Utah. To identify which states are most conducive […]

BCPS issues statement regarding release of the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education report on November 2020 cyberattack

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials have issued a statement following this week’s release of the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education report on the November 2020 cyberattack on BCPS. The full statement from BCPS reads as follows: “The OIGE report highlights BCPS’ extensive and immediate recovery efforts that have now positioned the system years ahead of other […]

T-Mobile data breach exposes info on 37 million accounts

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—T-Mobile reported on Thursday that approximately 37 million customers’ account information had been accessed in a data breach. The company says a hacker used a single Application Programming Interface (or API) to obtain limited types of information on customers’ accounts. “As soon as our teams identified the issue, we shut it down within 24 hours,” T-Mobile said in a […]

Maryland State Police warn shoppers of online scams over holiday season

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

PIKESVILLE, MD—The Maryland State Police Cyber Task Force is warning consumers to continue to proceed with caution while shopping online to avoid potential scams this holiday season. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center’s (IC3) 2021 report, non-payment or non-delivery scams cost people more than $337 million annually. Credit card fraud accounted for another $173 million in losses. Consumers can […]

Governor Hogan Maryland Budget Announcement 20221215

Governor Hogan announces preliminary FY24 budget plan, health care investments for rural and vulnerable communities [VIDEO]

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Thursday announced preliminary recommendations for the state’s Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget, a plan that supports continued economic growth and community revitalization, strong fiscal responsibility and budget sustainability, and key investments in critical areas—including expanding access to health care for rural and vulnerable communities. “I pledged to bring fiscal responsibility and common sense to our […]

Governor Hogan announces emergency order banning TikTok, other China-/Russia-based apps in state government

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced that the State of Maryland has issued an emergency cybersecurity directive to prohibit the use of certain Chinese and Russian-influenced products and platforms for the executive branch of state government, including TikTok. These entities present an unacceptable level of cybersecurity risk to the state, and may be involved in activities such as cyber-espionage, […]

Attorney General Frosh enters into multistate settlements addressing 2015 Experian data breach

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh this week announced separate settlements with Experian and T-Mobile concerning a 2015 data breach experienced by Experian that compromised the personal information of more than 15 million individuals who submitted credit applications with T-Mobile. The settlements were negotiated by a multistate work group that included 40 states and was led by the Maryland Attorney […]

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