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
New Jersey opens recruitment for volunteer cyber corps
The New Jersey Civilian Cyber Resilience Corps will start small, organizers said, and emphasize prevention over response.
DHS lookup tool may expose sensitive data of hundreds of millions of Americans, secretaries of state warn
A group of secretaries of state said the Department of Homeland Security is planning changes to a federal IT system that threaten to expose personal data to…
Kansas AG website briefly hosted ad for ‘AI-generated adult images’
The state website platform operated by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach recently hosted an advertisement for an illicit service.
House passes bill to reauthorize state and local cyber grant program
The House has passed the uncontroversial PILLAR Act, opening the way for renewal of a well-reviewed cybersecurity grant program.
Criminals use everyday technology to track police, undermine investigations, MS-ISAC report shows
A new report from the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center warns that criminals and nation states are ramping up the vulnerabilities in everyday digital devices.
Creators of the new and open-source VoteSecure say mobile voting is finally ready
After years of testing internet voting in minor elections, Bradley Tusk's Mobile Voting Foundation has funded the development of a protocol that he hopes will, finally, reinvigorate…
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State, local cyber grants would get extension in shutdown deal
The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program would be authorized for an extension under the recent deal to reopen the federal government.
Nevada state employee installed ‘malware-laced’ sys admin tool, spurring ransomware attack
A report from the technology division of Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo's office explains how the state's recent ransomware attack got started.
Maryland creates vulnerability disclosure program, expands ISAC statewide
Maryland's VDP puts it in a small group of state and local governments to run similar programs. The state is also requiring all government organizations in its…
Oklahoma names former Washington-state official as new cyber chief
Oklahoma has named Daniel Langley, a former Washington state IT official, as Oklahoma’s chief information security officer.