Public Education
Wisconsin schools focus on cyber security(The Center Square) – Wisconsin school leaders are looking to get local schools help in dealing with cyber threats. State Superintendent Jill Underly played host to a round table with… Read More
Government
Cyber criminals increasingly target state and county governments(The Center Square) – Government agencies are facing a growing number of cyberattacks. The Center for Internet Security reported dramatic increases in both malware and ransomware attacks against government in… Read More
Christian Schools
How Christian schools are tackling cyber securityMany of the nation’s 30,000 independent private schools could be susceptible to cyberattacks, according to a recent article in EdTech Magazine. The threats are widespread, but… Read More
Elections
Cybersecurity, voter eligibility focus of new Ohio legislation(The Center Square) – A plan to more stringently scrutinize voter registration data and citizenship verification during Ohio’s elections sits before the Ohio House of Representatives. The proposed legislation, which… Read More
Kansas
Audit finds rampant cybersecurity issues at Kansas agencies(The Sentinel) — More than two years after Kansas became the No. 1 state for unemployment fraud in the nation , a new IT audit finds massive security issues… Read More
Big Tech
Wyoming joins growing list of states prohibiting TikTok(The Center Square) – Wyoming is the latest state to prohibit the use of TikTok on state-issued devices. Republican Gov. Mark Gordon issued a memorandum to all state employees on… Read More
State Government
Wyandotte County cyber attack went on for three days before being reported; officials not ‘laying out’ seriousness of itA devastating ransom attack on Wyandotte County databases went undetected for two days, then unreported for a third, according to two new sources speaking confidentially to… Read More
State Government
In months before cyber attack, Wyandotte County failed to fill an open cyber security analyst jobMonths before a damaging ransom attack on Wyandotte County databases, the city-county government had approved a new position of cyber security analyst – but it was never filled… Read More