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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Colorado secretary of state tosses county’s election equipment after password breach
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State, local officials praise Senate passage of infrastructure bill
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Idaho governor creates cybersecurity board with focus on elections
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Senate bill would give states closer coordination with federal cyber authorities
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Election disinformation fight offers lessons for pandemic, NGA says
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Maryland will hire data and privacy officers, Gov. Hogan says
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Texas aims to emulate FedRAMP with ‘TexRAMP’ for cloud vendors
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