Benjamin Freed was the managing editor of StateScoop and EdScoop, covering cybersecurity issues affecting state and local governments across the country. He wrote extensively about ransomware, election security and the federal government’s role in assisting states and cities with information security.
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Education Dept. hasn’t updated K-12 cybersecurity plans since 2010, audit finds
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Maryland appoints first chief data and privacy officers
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States try to ‘parallel’ federal orders on cybersecurity, officials say
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Cyber grants can’t be ‘once and done,’ NACo leader says
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Midwest’s grid security to get boost from NSA-backed research group
State
State and local groups praise passage of long-awaited infrastructure bill
State
First responders say they want better tech interoperability
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