The Nevada state legislature and Gov. Joe Lombardo have approved and signed into law a bill that will stand up a statewide security operations center and grow its cyber workforce.
Louisiana Tech University (LA Tech) is establishing a new student-run security operations center (SOC) to strengthen its security posture, expand its cybersecurity talent pipeline, and attract high-achieving students to campus.
Manassas City Public Schools reopened Nov. 12 on a two-hour delay following a cybersecurity incident that disrupted district operations, officials said in a letter to parents.
Nevada officials attributed the ransomware-based cybersecurity attack the state suffered in August to a state employee unknowingly downloading “a malware-laced system administration tool” from a fake website.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) already exceeded enrollment predictions for its new online bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, which launched in the fall semester, and expects increased demand in the spring and fall of 2026, according to the university.
For the first time in years, the United States is no longer making progress in bolstering its cyber defenses and is instead “stalling” and “slipping” in its ability to protect itself and allies, the successor organization to the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC) revealed in a report published Wednesday.
Nearly a third of Mississippi state agencies do not meet cybersecurity assessment requirements, the state’s Office of the State Auditor warned in a recent report, saying the gaps leave critical operations at risk.
Brig. Gen. Linda J. Riedel with the South Carolina National Guard, who currently serves as assistant adjutant general for the Army, has been selected as the incoming deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence.
Nine state and local government organizations are asking congressional leadership to reauthorize the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), warning that without continued funding through the program, security systems across the nation will falter.
Arizona’s top cybersecurity official is warning that state and local governments cannot stand alone against sophisticated nation-state cyber threats, stressing that defending against adversaries such as the China-linked “Salt Typhoon” requires collective action across government, industry, and international partners.
