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.

Louisiana Tech University (LA Tech) is establishing a new student-run security operations center (SOC) to strengthen its security posture, expand its cybersecurity talent pipeline, and attract high-achieving students to campus.

Manassas City Public Schools reopened Nov. 12 on a two-hour delay following a cybersecurity incident that disrupted district operations, officials said in a letter to parents.

Arizona’s top cybersecurity official is warning that state and local governments cannot stand alone against sophisticated nation-state cyber threats, stressing that defending against adversaries such as the China-linked “Salt Typhoon” requires collective action across government, industry, and international partners.

Nevada officially launched the state’s Office of Information Security & Cyber Defense (OISCD) on July 1 and appointed Adam Miller as its inaugural deputy director.

It was previously assumed that nation-state actors primarily targeted federal agencies or major enterprises for their national secrets or big-ticket data, rather than investing the time, money, and resources attacking smaller organizations like local or even state governments.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has implemented a final rule that establishes repayment standards for the agency’s CyberCorps Scholarship-for-Service recipients who fail to fulfill the program’s requirements.

Faced with increasing cyberattacks on K-12 schools, the Biden-Harris administration today unveiled several government actions to help bolster their cyber defenses, along with numerous commitments from private-sector organizations that aim for the same result.

The Biden-Harris administration unveiled its long-awaited National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES) today, securing commitments from 37 stakeholders – like the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) – to increase the number of Americans in “good-paying, middle-class” cyber jobs. 

A new report by Utah’s Office of the Legislative Auditor General found that cybersecurity planning and training is lacking across multiple branches of the state government.