ITS Develops Budget App
It is that time of the year where all state agencies need to submit their state budget requests for the Read more...
Cyber Fusion
Recently, CIO/Administrator, Alberto Gonzalez, traveled with Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Jerred Edgar and representatives from the Idaho Military Division Read more...
Cybersecurity Focus of the Month: MFA
Multifactor Authentication (MFA) has been found to stop 99% of all cyber attacks related to credential-based attacks where credentials were captured, purchased, or stolen. Properly implemented, this makes it less likely for a bad actor to use a person’s identity to carry out a cyber attack. Read more...
Cybersecurity Statistic of the Month: Password Complexity and MFA
Part of password complexity includes lock out triggers and lock out times. It is unlikely a user will type a password incorrectly five times and even less likely to do so in one second. Requiring a 15 minute time out after five consecutive incorrect password attempts increases the amount of time required to crack a password.
According to a Forbes study, 35% of people with stolen passwords say that a simple password was the cause of their problems. Read more...
ESRI Student Competition
Every year ESRI hosts a national Student Mapping Competition utilizing Geographic Information System (GIS) technology for students in grades 4-12 to tell a story about their state. This competition empowers students to think spatially, problem solve, critically think and be creative within the classroom setting. Read more...
