{"id":223655,"date":"2026-03-14T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/as-attacks-rise-state-turning-corner-in-cybersecurity-threats-boston\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T17:12:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:12:41","slug":"as-attacks-rise-state-turning-corner-in-cybersecurity-threats-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/as-attacks-rise-state-turning-corner-in-cybersecurity-threats-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"As attacks rise, state turning corner in cybersecurity threats | Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eagletribune.com\/news\/boston\/as-attacks-rise-state-turning-corner-in-cybersecurity-threats\/article_ff29300e-c6c1-434b-83f6-fb2e9d578382.html\">As attacks rise, state turning corner in cybersecurity threats | Boston<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eagletribune.com\/news\/boston\/as-attacks-rise-state-turning-corner-in-cybersecurity-threats\/article_ff29300e-c6c1-434b-83f6-fb2e9d578382.html\">https:\/\/www.eagletribune.com\/news\/boston\/as-attacks-rise-state-turning-corner-in-cybersecurity-threats\/article_ff29300e-c6c1-434b-83f6-fb2e9d578382.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-14 10:45:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.eagletribune.com\">www.eagletribune.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BOSTON\u00a0\u2014 Cybersecurity vulnerabilities across the executive branch were &#8220;significantly reduced&#8221; last year, at a time when Massachusetts residents have become increasingly interactive online with state government, according to the state&#8217;s top technology official.<\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts&#8217; Security Operations Center (SOC) handled over 41,000 security events across the executive agency landscape in 2025, Technology Services and Security Secretary Jason Snyder told lawmakers while testifying at a Ways and Means budget hearing Monday in Barnstable.<\/p>\n<p>kAmQ~G6C c__[___ GF=?6C23:=:E:6D H6C6 :E:82E65 \u2014 2 7:8FC6 E92E 4@?DE:EFE6D 2 aeT :?4C62D6 @G6C 42=6?52C J62C a_ac[Q $?J56C D2:5] Qx? 4@?46CE H:E9 E96D6 C665:2E:@? 677@CED[ E96 $~r E@@2:= 6DD286D 367@C6 E96J 4@F=5 36 @A6?65] uC@ 2 yF=J a_ad 32D6=:?6[ H6 92G6 2G6C2865 @G6C d[___ @C6 :E:82E65 GF=?6C23:=:E:6D A6C @?E9 E92? 92G6 366? 5:D4@G6C65]Qk^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm%96 23:=:EJ E@ =6DD6? 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