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GAO: Feds helpful on ransomware, could be more communicative

The GAO gave federal agencies like CISA solid marks on incident response, but also found communications breakdowns, singling out the FBI.

Oct 5, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

panel speakers — New Jersey Homeland Security Director Jared Maples, Virginia Assistant Public Safety Secretary Shawn Talmadge and Pennsylvania CISO Erik Avakian speak at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Summit in National Harbor, Maryland. (StateScoop)

For state governments, cybersecurity is getting more complex

State chief information security officers and homeland security advisers who spoke at a federal cybersecurity conference said their missions are widening.

Sep 20, 2019 By Benjamin Freed

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (Georgebailey2015)

Senate breakthrough on election security funding ‘encouraging’

Some state election officials at a federal cybersecurity conference said they're happy to see progress toward sustainable funding, but others remain dubious.

Sep 19, 2019 By Benjamin Freed

Chris Krebs, director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Auburn University)

More identified in Texas ransomware attack as feds urge coordinated response

Cybersecurity professionals, including a DHS official, are calling for coordinated response to attacks against government that are also becoming more organized.

Aug 22, 2019 By Benjamin Freed