For the Intelligencer
CHARLESTON No intrusions of state information systems have been detected in the wake of a major hack of federal agencies, but the West Virginia Office of Technology is monitoring the unfolding situation.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced that a substantial intrusion into the computer systems of multiple federal agencies by foreign actors with possible ties to the Russian government was discovered.
It’s unclear how long hackers had access to federal computer systems, but the intrusion only came to light after private cybersecurity companies discovered a similar penetration of their own systems according to the Associated Press. According to CISA, hackers found a backdoor into federal servers through software from SolarWinds.
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For The Inter-Mountain
CHARLESTON – A new contract between West Virginia and Google for cloud-based communications and productivity services could open the state up to security issues when transmitting sensitive information, according to our neighbor to the east.
The Virginia Information Technologies Agency’s Supply Chain Management Division put together an overview in May regarding the commonwealth’s messaging environment. The agency expressed concerns about the security of using Google for secure messaging. The document was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
“The messaging environment is not approved by the commonwealth’s security office to transmit sensitive data,” the report stated. “This often becomes challenging for our customers to find alternative solutions.”
Staff writer
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CHARLESTON A new contract between West Virginia and Google for cloud-based communications and productivity services could open the state up to security issues when transmitting sensitive information, according to our neighbor to the east.