Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed new legislation designed to improve the state’s cybersecurity posture. Among the provisions is one that requires all state and local agencies to take annual cyber awareness training.
Washington state Chief Information Officer Bill Kehoe said that just because federal funding it tapering out doesn’t mean states can relax on cybersecurity.
The DHS secretary told governors to launch secure facilities for information sharing and to start carrying satellite phones. Experts don’t know why.
Florida Chief Information Security Officer Jeremy Rodgers will step down for a role in the private sector.
Technology personnel in the Alabama state government spent the weekend investigating a cybersecurity “event” uncovered last week.
The ransomware group Rhysida released said it released stolen Oregon agency files to the dark web. The agency said it’s “aware” of the claim.
Oklahoma is giving its AI agents more latitude to make decisions, according to state Chief Information Security Officer Michael Toland.
The technology and business services firm Conduent confirmed that a cyberattack last January led to bad actors accessing some of its network.
Cost savings, resiliency and AI readiness: A former state CIO makes the case for modernizing data infrastructure by shifting to a Storage-as-a-Service model.
State chief information officers and other government IT advocates told federal lawmakers the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program is essential.
