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Cybersecurity

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The TikTok logo is displayed outside a TikTok office on Dec. 20, 2022 in Culver City, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Not all state TikTok bans are built equally

Nearly half of all states have banned TikTok from government use, only a few have extended those bans to other Chinese-owned tech companies.
Adrian Fontes
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes looks on during a House Administration Committee hearing in the Longworth House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Bonnie Cash / Getty Images)

Cybersecurity tips for state election offices, as federal support dwindles

Some state election officials are losing faith in the federal government's capacity for support, but there are steps they can take, according to a new report.
Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
The exterior of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is seen in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, January 5, 2020. The plant treats wastewater from more than 1 million people and is the largest of 14 wastewater facilities in New York City. (Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images)

New York proposes stronger cyber controls for water utilities

Water and wastewater utilities in New York State will for the first time be required to meet a host of basic cybersecurity requirements.
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Teena Piccione
North Carolina Chief Information Officer Teena Piccione high-fives someone from the Carolina Cyber Network at Fayetteville Technical Community College on July 7, 2025. (North Carolina Department of Information Technology)

College students will help defend North Carolina’s computer networks

A new internship program in North Carolina will provide university students a chance to learn cybersecurity skills while working inside the state government.
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