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Blockchain Technology: Local Government Applications and Challenges

January 16, 2020September 20, 2024 OIT

This paper illustrates the benefits and challenges of blockchain technology by exploring case studies of its application and implementation in […]

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Intel Insights: How to Secure PowerShell

January 16, 2020September 20, 2024 OIT

If PowerShell is not needed, prevent its execution on systems after performing appropriate testing to assess the impact to the […]

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Security Primer – Ryuk

January 16, 2020September 20, 2024 OIT

Ryuk is one of the most prevalent ransomware variants in the state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) government threat landscape, […]

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Attackers Inside the Walls: Detecting Malicious Activity

October 4, 2019 OIT

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) do not always have the budget for an advanced intrusion detection system (IDS) technology. Open-source […]

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Security Primer – IcedID

October 4, 2019September 20, 2024 OIT

IcedID, also known as BokBot, is a modular banking trojan that targets user financial information and is capable of acting […]

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Security Primer – Ransomware

October 4, 2019September 20, 2024 OIT

Throughout 2019, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) government entities are increasingly encountering ransomware attacks resulting in significant network downtime, […]

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Security Primer – TrickBot

October 4, 2019September 20, 2024 OIT

TrickBot is a modular banking trojan that targets sensitive information and acts as a dropper for other malware. Since June […]

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BowTie – A deep learning feedforward neural network for sentiment analysis

October 3, 2019September 20, 2024 OIT

How to model and encode the semantics of human-written text and select the type of neural network to process it […]

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Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns (Draft Document)

October 2, 2019September 20, 2024 OIT

This draft white paper identifies seventeen technical trust-related issues that may negatively impact the adoption of IoT products and services. […]

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