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.
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Cybersecurity
FTC orders Illuminate Education to bolster data security after breach impacting 10M students
The FTC directed the Illuminate to improve its data security measures, and stop misrepresenting its data privacy practices.
Dallas launches new resource page ahead of FIFA World Cup
The website can be translated into more than 200 languages to accommodate international visitors.
Sen. Mark Warner to introduce bill to restore MS-ISAC funding, boosting federal cyber support to $50M annually
Warner's bill would authorize $50 million annually for the MS-ISAC, doubling the federal government's investment.
Access broker behind Oregon state government network intrusion sentenced to 4+ years in prison
Catalin Dragomir, also known as inthematrix1, has been sentenced to prison time after pleading guilty to charges of obtaining information from a protected computer and aggravated identity…
State IT officials make a case for cyber grant reauthorization before House subcommittee
"We are being asked to manage nation-state risks while our federal partners step back,” Colin Ahern, New York State’s director of security and intelligence, told House lawmakers.
OT a key cyber concern in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Chief Information Officer Jason Snyder said the state's cyber incident response team is meeting weekly to discuss threats, including to the state's operational technology.
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Cyber leaders must provide a ‘complete and accurate’ picture, says Texas CIO
Texas Chief Information Officer Tony Sauerhoff says cybersecurity leaders must provide a "clear and accurate picture of the posture, however good or bad that might be."
Texas Cyber Command is advancing statewide cyber
Texas Chief Information Officer Tony Sauerhoff says helping Texas Cyber Command get established will be a major focus through the rest of the year.
State cyber organizations provide good ROI, UC Berkeley researchers find
What's a state cyber corps worth? A new publication from the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity at UC Berkeley puts a number to the question.
State cyber leaders name salesmanship, listening as keys to success
Technical chops don't hurt, but understanding what state government's decision makers care about seems to matter more.