Technical chops don't hurt, but understanding what state government's decision makers care about seems to matter more.

Between aging infrastructure, AI-powered attacks and flagging budgets, state cybersecurity officials have reported they are becoming less confident in their ability to protect government's data stores.

New Hampshire's CIO confirmed that the state has a new chief information security officer: Pamela McLeod, who's spent much of her career doing cybersecurity in the education…

Recently approved legislation in West Virginia grants the state's chief information security officer greater authority to implement consistent cybersecurity standards across the state government.

A ransomware attack last month forced operators of a water treatment facility in Minot, North Dakota, to revert to manual processes while a back-up server could be…

Bertrum Carroll, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, will head cybersecurity operations in Nevada.

Geoff Hale, a former CISA elections security task force director who's leading a new initiative at a nonprofit, said he's aiming to fill gaps left by the…

Geoff Hale, a visiting fellow for election security at the Center for Democracy and Technology, said cybersecurity looks quite different than it did in 2016, but that…

North Carolina's governor and top technology officials urged the entire state to "work together" to defend against rising cybersecurity threats.

The Futureproofing Local Operations for Water Systems Act would provide $50 million each year to help under-resourced water systems update their equipment and install modern IT security…