State technology officials urged lawmakers during a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on May 21 to renew federal cybersecurity funding for state and local governments.
The Indiana Department of Education on May 13 launched a statewide cybersecurity education initiative aimed at expanding K-12 coursework and connecting students to college credit, work-based learning, National Guard service, and cybersecurity jobs.
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N. Y., is seeking a briefing from Instructure Holdings, Inc., after two cyberattacks this month against the company’s Canvas platform disrupted schools and universities nationwide – and just as Instructure reported reaching a deal with hackers to protect stolen data.
State chief information security officers (CISOs) are confronting a rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape in which artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are being used both to launch more sophisticated cyberattacks – and to strengthen state defenses against them – according to a new report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) and Deloitte.
Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Jim Banks, R-Ind., are seeking answers from school safety company Navigate360 after a hacker said it compromised the company’s tip line platform and exposed sensitive student data.
State and local government leaders said on Tuesday that shrinking federal grant support and tighter local budgets are forcing them to rethink how they fund and scale zero trust efforts, even as cyber threats continue to grow.
A bipartisan pairing of House members has introduced legislation that would direct the Education Department to award up to $10 million in grants to promote the integration of cybersecurity education into career and technical education programs that benefit the U.S. critical infrastructure workforce.
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said the Trump administration will move quickly to implement its newly released national cyber strategy through sector-focused pilot programs, workforce initiatives, and a whole-of-government effort to counter cyber threats.
The White House Office of the National Cyber Director released its long-awaited national cybersecurity strategy on Friday, outlining a six-pillar framework intended to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity.
A 2025 cyberattack on the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) Cancer Center’s Epidemiology Division may have exposed files containing Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers, the university announced last week.
