Industry groups ask Congress to expand state and local cyber grant funding
As the four-year cyber grant program for state and local governments winds down, industry groups are asking for it to be renewed and expanded.
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Texas creates ‘hostile foreign adversaries unit’ to stop Chinese influence campaigns
Texas has created a “hostile foreign adversaries unit” designed to stop the growing influence of the Chinese Communist Party on U.S. soil.
Delaware names new chief security officer
Aashish Patel, who’s been serving as the state’s interim chief security officer, has been named to the role for the long term.
Maryland paratransit service interrupted by cyber incident
A "cyber incident" in Maryland has disrupted a service that provides transportation to people with disabilities.
Security ‘incident’ pushes Nevada state websites, phones offline
Some of Nevada's websites and phone lines are offline after a security incident.
Why hackers are targeting agency help desks and key employees to bypass cyber defenses
A new report describes how social engineering and targeted impersonation are making traditional security strategies obsolete — and the steps state and local agencies should take to…
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Arizona secretary of state seeking new cyber funding after website hack
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is asking state lawmakers for $10 million, plus $3.5 million in ongoing funding to secure his state's elections infrastructure.
Pennsylvania AG’s systems down after ‘cyber incident’
A "cyber incident" has bumped the Pennsylvania attorney general office's network offline.
CISA says it’s not abandoning the states. Cyber officials aren’t so sure
As cybersecurity support from the federal government dwindles, state and local officials are considering their options.
State, local governments urge Congress to reinstate pulled cyber funding
Groups representing state and local governments are pleading congressional leaders to restore funding to the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center.