Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new Executive Order (EO) on Nov. 20 that aims to protect the state’s critical infrastructure from potential cyberattacks directed by the Chinese government.
Reps. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Dale Strong, R-Ala., introduced a new bipartisan bill on Thursday that aims to improve and expand the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) Program.
The Maryland Department of Labor’s Office of Financial Regulation has deployed a new cybersecurity monitoring service offered by network security provider SecurityScorecard to enhance the office’s supervision of Maryland financial institutions and further its consumer protection mission.
The Indiana Office of Technology (IOT) has announced that it will offer no-cost website hosting for local governments, marking an expansion of a previous program that offered low-cost web hosting to local governments.
Emporia State University (ESU) is partnering with the Emporia Senior Center to improve cyber awareness among senior citizens in the Emporia, Kan., community.
The Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT) announced that “white hat” hackers found more than 40 exploitable vulnerabilities in the state’s first-ever bug bounty program.
The National Association of Chief Information Officers’ (NASCIO) latest survey finds that the majority of state chief information security officers (CISOs) say their responsibilities are increasing, yet more than one-third do not have a dedicated cybersecurity budget.
The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) announced that Nancy Rainosek has retired from her position as chief information security officer (CISO), and confirmed that Deputy CISO and State Cybersecurity Coordinator Tony Sauerhoff will take over Rainosek’s successor.
State, local, and territorial (SLT) governments are in line to receive $279.9 million in grant funding in fiscal year (FY) 2024 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) according to an agency announcement on Sept. 23.
National Cyber Director (NCD) Harry Coker on Sept. 23 updated recent efforts by the Biden administration to further the National Cybersecurity Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES), which was first released in July 2023.
