The four-year grant program, included in last year’s infrastructure law, will help states and local communities “strengthen their cyber resilience.” The Biden administration on Friday announced the launch...
The legislation would improve information sharing between federal cybersecurity authorities and state and local governments. Having cleared the Senate in January, the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act passed the...
A new survey from the CompTIA Public Technology Institute highlights cybersecurity concerns among municipal IT professionals, including remote work and rising insurance premiums. Some local elected...
Indiana and some other state and local governments are trying to prepare by holding drills or creating preparedness plans. An earthquake strikes a city in Indiana,...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will study the cyber risks facing elementary and secondary schools and develop recommendations to assist schools in facing those risks....
Cyberattacks have hit schools and colleges harder than any other industry during the pandemic. In 2020, including the costs of downtime, repairs and lost opportunities, the...
Fraudsters send out texts or emails falsely warning that the target’s license needs to be updated, is missing information or is expiring. After the COVID-19 pandemic...
Local election officials are on the front lines of election defense, but they often are underfunded or lack the technical knowhow to protect systems from cyber...
The federal grant funding can be used to pay for identity verification services, cybersecurity, or other expenses related to fraud detection. Fraudsters were busy during the...
Bots filing bogus applications in bulk, teams of fraudsters in foreign countries making phony claims, online forums peddling how-to advice on identity theft: Inside the infrastructure...
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