CBC: Parks Canada shuttering Historic Places website, sparking heritage concerns. “In a statement, the National Trust for Canada said Parks Canada told provincial and territorial partners in December 2025 that the register ‘would be taken down in spring 2026.’ It said the reason given by Parks Canada was that the database had become technologically obsolete with security vulnerabilities and […]

Federal News Network: The hidden vulnerability: Why legacy government web forms demand urgent attention. “Government agencies face a security challenge hiding in plain sight: outdated web forms that collect citizen data through systems built years — sometimes decades — ago. While agencies invest heavily in perimeter security and advanced threat detection, many continue using legacy forms […]

Raw Story: Alarm raised as experts suspect ‘sloppy code’ used to overhaul sensitive govt websites. “Attempting to meet Donald Trump’s July 2026 deadline to refashion government websites where private information is shared, the National Design Studio is creating websites that have all the appearances of leaving gaping security holes, experts warned Monday.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/03/raw-story-alarm-raised-as-experts-suspect-sloppy-code-used-to-overhaul-sensitive-govt-websites/

Search Engine Roundtable: Google To Label Some Search Ads With “Not A Government Website”. “Google explained that if a search ad is promoting categories of government documents and services enforced under the Government documents and services policy, and it is not certified as a government provider, Google may add that label on it.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/30/search-engine-roundtable-google-to-label-some-search-ads-with-not-a-government-website/

NACSA: Investigations On Alleged Breach Of Govt Websites Currently Underway #cybersecurity #databreach #databreaches #governmentwebsites #nacsa

https://www.lowyat.net/2025/361665/nacsa-breach-govt-websites-investigations-underway/

Over A Dozen Malaysian Government Websites Reportedly Breached #databreach #databreaches #governmentwebsites

https://www.lowyat.net/2025/361572/over-a-dozen-malaysian-government-websites-reportedly-breached/

Calishat: Local Search America: Search the Web by DMA. “Today I finished creating Local Search America, a new way to create specific search spaces for authoritative institutions in American DMAs… Enter a city and state and Local Search America identifies the television stations and government agencies which serve that area as well as the institutions of higher education in that area. Up to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/06/local-search-america-search-the-web-by-dma-calishat/

ScanGov: Government digital experience map. “Project ScanGov now has a map that visualizes how U.S. states fare on government digital experience. Each state on the map is clickable to a full government digital experience report card. The grades are based on scans of state government website homepages and how each fares on key indicators.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/22/scangov-government-digital-experience-map/