The intermittent statewide 911 outage Pennsylvania experienced this month was not caused by a cyberattack, officials said.| StateScoop
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed new legislation designed to improve the state's cybersecurity posture. Among the provisions is one that requires all state and local agencies to take annual cyber awareness training.| StateScoop
A new internship program in North Carolina will provide university students a chance to learn cybersecurity skills while working inside the state government.| StateScoop
As cybersecurity support from the federal government dwindles, state and local officials are considering their options.| StateScoop
North Dakota's interim chief information security officer, Chris Gergen, has been promoted to fill the role full-time.| StateScoop
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.| StateScoop
A panel of experts told the House Committee on Homeland Security that more early education will help drive students toward careers in cybersecurity.| StateScoop
Carlos Kizzee, an executive at the Center for Internet Security, said the group will continue funding services to state and local governments after recent cuts by the Department of Homeland Security.| StateScoop
Water and wastewater utilities in New York State will for the first time be required to meet a host of basic cybersecurity requirements.| StateScoop
Indiana Chief Information Officer Tracy Barnes said he'll step down from his role at the start of 2025, before the new governor takes office.| StateScoop
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore unveiled four major IT projects: an executive order on AI, a new digital services team, a cyber partnership with the National Guard and a digital accessibility policy.| StateScoop
A spreadsheet containing passwords for Colorado's voting systems was on a publicly available website for several months.| StateScoop
The ransomware group Rhysida released said it released stolen Oregon agency files to the dark web. The agency said it's "aware" of the claim.| StateScoop
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency launched a new webpage designed to keep the public informed of threats facing elections.| StateScoop
Columbus, Ohio, Mayor Andrew Ginther said ransomware actors were unable to sell the city's data because it was corrupted or encrypted.| StateScoop
A day after Columbus, Ohio's, mayor said the city was in the clear, cybersecurity analysts offer conflicting accounts of the state of the city's recently stolen data.| StateScoop
Ransomware attacks are becoming less common in state and local government, according to new survey results, but successful attacks grow more costly.| StateScoop
A new report from the cybersecurity firm KnowBe4 shows that attacks on energy infrastructure are particularly rampant.| StateScoop
South Dakota Chief Information Officer Madhu Gottumukkala said near-term goals like cybersecurity training will be balanced with long-term IT modernization efforts.| StateScoop
Nancy Rainosek, the Texas information security chief who helped develop some of the state's keystone programs, will retire from government service this year.| StateScoop
New survey results from the Center for Internet Security found that all types of attacks against government agencies increased in frequency last year.| StateScoop
Pennsylvania state courts officials said they've resumed work after their website was knocked offline by a distributed denial-of-service attack over the weekend.| StateScoop
Ransomware group BlackCat claimed responsibility for a recent incident that leaked employee data from a court system in Florida.| StateScoop
Andy Hanks has vacated Montana's CISO seat to take a new cybersecurity advisor role with the Center for Internet Security.| StateScoop
A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center shows that local election offices are adopting .gov domains for their websites, but only slowly.| StateScoop
States and cities are among the organizations worldwide reporting service disruptions caused by a faulty CrowdStrike software update.| StateScoop
Artificial intelligence has been used in cybersecurity for years, but agencies are increasingly using generative AI for an added layer of protection.| StateScoop
Phobos is "pretty standard" ransomware, one expert said, but the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warns that it's on the rise in state and local government.| StateScoop