Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Archives

NASCIO Executive Director Doug Robinson and CISA Assistant Director for Stakeholder Engagement Alaina Clark speak at the National Association of Counties winter 2023 legislative. (National Association of Counties)

Cyber grant money is beginning to flow, CISA officials say

Funds from CISA's cyber grant program have started trickling down to states, but it's still early in the process, officials said.

Feb 10, 2023 By Benjamin Freed

CISA publishes long-awaited K-12 cybersecurity roadmap

CISA's 29-page report on K-12 cybersecurity lays out steps for school districts that are often short on resources and expertise.

Jan 24, 2023 By Benjamin Freed

CISA updates infrastructure protection guide for state and local planners

CISA updated its guide to infrastructure resilience planning for state and local governments, with an eye on project leadership.

Nov 23, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

Ransomware skull — (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

For ransomware, feds need more rigorous comms, GAO says

The Government Accountability Office issued a reminder to the federal agencies that help states and localities respond to ransomware.

Nov 21, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

Mississippi state capitol building in Jackson (Getty Images)

Mississippi election websites hit by Election Day DDoS incident

Websites operated by the Mississippi secretary of state were offline for part of Election Day, though the outage did not affect voting.

Nov 9, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly testifies before a House Homeland Security Subcommittee, at the Rayburn House Office Building on April 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)

Cyber threats in K-12 are ‘here to stay’

Even without robust funding, there are still free and low-cost steps K-12 schools can take to improve their cyber defenses, speakers said at a CISA event.

Nov 3, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

clark easterly — Michigan CIO Laura Clark speaks with CISA Director Jen Easterly at the Michigan Cyber Summit in Novi, Michigan, on Oct. 27. (Benjamin Freed / Scoop News Group)

As workforce issues near ‘crisis,’ CIOs invoke call to serve public

The public-service mission is still one of the most effective ways to attract new IT and cyber talent to government, speakers said at the Michigan Cyber Summit.

Oct 31, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

cardona — U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks during the 90th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Jan. 20 in Washington. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

Feds still behind on K-12 cybersecurity, audit finds

Congress' auditing arm found that CISA and the Department of Education need better coordination to improve K-12 cybersecurity.

Oct 24, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

mayorkas — U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Senate committee on May 4. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)

Cybersecurity grant program kicks off with long-awaited guidelines

The Biden administration published a long-awaited notice for the $1 billion, four-year cybersecurity grant program in last year's infrastructure law.

Sep 16, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

Locals’ .gov adoption is getting better, but still slow

More local governments have moved to the top-level domain since CISA waived a $400 fee, but there's still a long way to go, writes Georgia's former CTO.

Sep 12, 2022 By Steve Nichols