The outskirts of Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, New Mexico (Sam Wasson / Getty Images) Months after ransomware attack, Bernalillo County, N.M., adopts cybersecurity policy Bernalillo County, which was hit with ransomware in early January, adopted a new cybersecurity policy, including multi-factor authentication. Apr 29, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine listens as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the White House with members of the National Governors Association on January 31, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee / Getty Images) Ohio governor names cybersecurity strategic adviser, a ‘critical’ new role Kirk Herath is Ohio's new cybersecurity strategic adviser, a role to coordinate state and local agencies and engage the private sector. Apr 28, 2022 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Former 18F chief of staff to lead San Francisco’s digital services Cyd Harrell, who worked at 18F from 2016 to 2018, was named as San Francisco's second-ever chief digital services officer. Apr 27, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) California’s new bot is fighting COVID-19 misinformation on WhatsApp California health officials are fighting COVID-19 misinformation with a new Spanish-speaking chatbot on the WhatsApp messaging platform. Apr 26, 2022 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) U.S. Digital Response launches new election program The civic-tech nonprofit recently received a large donation to expand its services for election officials, like voter information websites. Apr 26, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Texas school district fires employee after discovering crypto mining rigs The Galveston Independent School District's IT staff investigating network anomalies found crypto mining devices on six campuses. Apr 26, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Achieving web application security By adopting modern application security tools, organizations can reevaluate teams, structures and processes to address current development needs better — and evolving missions. Apr 22, 2022 By StateScoop Staff
(GoldenStateNet) California releases draft maps, plan for statewide broadband network California officials released maps and recommendations for construction of a $3.25 billion statewide broadband network. Apr 22, 2022 By Colin Wood
Oakland, California. (Getty Images) Longtime San Leandro, Calif., IT manager moving to Oakland Tony Batalla, who also spent four months as CIO in Santa Cruz County, will lead an 85-person IT department in the Bay Area city. Apr 22, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Illuminate Education breach that affected NYC schools spreads to Connecticut A school district in a small Connecticut town said it too may have been affected by a breach of Illuminate Education software. Apr 21, 2022 By Benjamin Freed