Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes issued a call on Aug. 12 for $13.5 million of new cybersecurity funding to help modernize and protect the state’s election infrastructure following a recent attempted cyberattack on his office’s candidate portal.
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has announced that it will participate in the College Board’s AP Career Kickstart courses, launching an AP Cybersecurity and AP Networking pilot in three Mississippi high schools this fall.
School districts throughout Ohio need to meet new cybersecurity requirements for the upcoming school year that cover responses to cyber incidents and ransom demands from attackers.
The city of St. Paul, Minn., is continuing to respond to a significant cyberattack impacting access to some internal systems and online services, with the help of the Minnesota National Guard.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on August 1 that it is offering $103.8 million of grant funding to state, local, and tribal governments to “strengthen community cybersecurity.”
Nevada officially launched the state’s Office of Information Security & Cyber Defense (OISCD) on July 1 and appointed Adam Miller as its inaugural deputy director.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law S.7672A/A.6769A, which aims to enhance the cybersecurity of state and local government networks across the state.
The state of Oklahoma is on the hunt for its next chief information security officer (CISO), according to a job posting issued last week by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES).
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation on June 3 to create the Texas Cyber Command, which the governor’s office billed as the largest state-run cybersecurity department in the United States.
In response to the growing cybersecurity threats facing America’s public schools, the Institute for Security and Technology (IST) has launched the K–12 Cyber Defense Coalition (K12 CDC) – a new national partnership made up of 13 education organizations working to protect schools from cyberattacks and improve response strategies.
