Members of an organization called the SC Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, or SC CIC (“Kick”), joined together with state leaders in West Columbia for an educational conference.
While you may be safe from online threats when using your own devices, using a public computer can put you at risk from a cyber attack.
It comes after a hacker shared evidence of breaching the company’s computer systems with journalists and security researchers.
They are working on a new initiative to focus and centralize cyber education and security and the impact on our state.
President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a Friday phone call that he must “take action” against cybercriminals acting in his country and that the U.S. reserves the right to “defend its people and its critical infrastructure,” the White House said.
South Carolina ended a program to monitor victims’ credit records, and is still working to improve cybersecurity.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides are announcing a state-wide effort to fight cybercrime. The officials announced Tuesday in Columbia the formation of “SC Cyber,” composed of partners in state government, academia, and the state’s leading industries. The goal is to help train people from those organizations about security…
