Karen Sorady Archives

student looking at screen with skull and crossbones — Several school districts around the U.S. have been hit with ransomware as a difficult school year begins. (Getty Images / Scoop News Group)

K-12 cyber maturity improving, but still lags behind other sectors

A report from the Center for Internet Security found that K-12 schools are getting better at identity management, but still have a long way to go in…

Nov 14, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

MS-ISAC is a no-cost, community-driven approach to cyber threat prevention

Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center offers U.S. state, local, tribal and territorial governments robust cybersecurity tools and resources

Oct 25, 2022 By Karen Sorady

Outgoing New York CISO: ‘It’s certainly been a challenge’

New York CISO Karen Sorady, who's retiring after 32 years in state government, told StateScoop that changing perspectives on cybersecurity has been a focus of her work.

Dec 16, 2021 By Benjamin Freed

New York State CISO Karen Sorady (New York State Office of Information Technology Services)

New York State CISO Karen Sorady stepping down

Karen Sorady, the state chief information security officer, will step down after joining the state's IT agency in 2012.

Dec 15, 2021 By Colin Wood