National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said the Trump administration will move quickly to implement its newly released national cyber strategy through sector-focused pilot programs, workforce initiatives, and a whole-of-government effort to counter cyber threats.
The White House Office of the National Cyber Director released its long-awaited national cybersecurity strategy on Friday, outlining a six-pillar framework intended to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity.
A 2025 cyberattack on the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) Cancer Center’s Epidemiology Division may have exposed files containing Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers, the university announced last week.
Maryland’s Department of Information Technology announced on Tuesday a new statewide cybersecurity and privacy policy that shifts the state away from its “trust but verify” model in favor of a zero trust framework.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott awarded a $149 million grant to Texas Tech University to support the development of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) testing site and make cybersecurity infrastructure enhancements, according to a press release from the governor’s office.
Officials at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) confirmed on the morning of Feb. 19 that it was struck by a cyberattack that disrupted its IT network and electronic medical records (EMR) system.
Public sector and higher education leaders are actively developing innovative data analytics and cybersecurity workforce models to combat escalating fraud and cyber threats.
A new cybersecurity initiative dubbed the New Jersey Civilian Cyber Resilience Corps (Cyber Corps) aims to mobilize specialized expertise in cybersecurity response and resilience across the state of New Jersey.
Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced a bipartisan bill today that would reauthorize the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), a key program that helps state, local, and tribal governments prevent cyberattacks.
The Nevada state legislature and Gov. Joe Lombardo have approved and signed into law a bill that will stand up a statewide security operations center and grow its cyber workforce.
