Several groups and school districts this week said elimination of the Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology will weaken cybersecurity efforts in K-12 school districts.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool / Getty Images)
Current and former government officials said they are concerned that recent funding cuts by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency may represent opportunities for the nation's adversaries.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a TV interview with Fox News outside of the White House on March 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)
The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center has lost funding for several services, including stakeholder engagement, cyber threat intelligence and cyber incident response.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen speaks during a statue dedication ceremony for US writer and novelist Willa Cather, in Statuary Hall of the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2023. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order banning the use of any technology associated with the Chinese Communist Party to be used on state networks or…
State and local cybersecurity personnel are the backbone of protecting critical infrastructure in the U.S., deserving of more support, one expert said.
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon testifies during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing titled “AI and The Future of Our Elections” on Capitol Hill September 27, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The hearing focused on what effect artificial intelligence can have on the 2024 election and future elections in America. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
Several secretaries of state and others in the election security space said they're concerned about the rapid changes unfolding at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Washington, D.C., Chief Information Security Officer Suneel Cherukuri speaks at CyberScoop’s Zero Trust Summit in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 2025. (Scoop News Group)
Washington, D.C., Chief Information Security Officer Suneel Cherukuri said many government employees were resistant to tightened security controls in their digital workspaces.