Cybersecurity

The capacity of learning analytics platforms to collect troves of student data makes them both institutional necessities and liabilities. A handful of best practices can help colleges and universities keep them secure.

A 2023 indictment unsealed this week alleges that two men were directed by China's spy agency to target and access the emails of virologists and immunologists at two Houston-area universities.

Artificial intelligence has created new cybersecurity threats, and state and local governments are especially prime targets. But agencies can also use AI to defend themselves as part of a zero-trust approach.

The state is doing cybersecurity work differently, to keep pace with an evolving IT and security landscape. In-person training exercises and a unique partnership model are helping support statewide readiness.

The local government is working with state and federal agencies as it recovers from the data breach discovered in April. Officials have mailed notification letters to residents and will work to become more cyber resilient.

Its new Chief Information Security Officer Chris Gergen is a native of the Peace Garden State. He has nearly two decades of cybersecurity expertise and helped stand up the Cyber Operations Center.

The settlement was a victory for students and advocates who have made complaints nationwide over colleges lending their names to online courses that have few ties to campus faculty or typical university oversight.

A compromise, the Texas Department of Transportation said recently, “has led to improper downloads of a large number of crash records.” The issue was discovered May 12 in the department's Crash Records Information System.

Virginia is innovating and building momentum for technology in 2025, from moving to cloud to implementing AI, state CIO Bob Osmond said — aiming to carry that energy into the next gubernatorial administration.

How can we spot sophisticated new scams, fake profiles and more within our emails and on professional networking sites like LinkedIn? Here’s some helpful advice.

Ahead of a presentation at the ISTELive 25 + ASCD Annual Conference 25 in San Antonio, a STEAM educator from Pennsylvania shared tips for making cybersecurity training personal and actionable for teachers.

Adam Miller, deputy director of the Office of Information Security and Cyber Defense, breaks down how it will centralize threat response and modernize safeguards, while helping to grow the state’s workforce.

Noting workforce demand and a gender disparity in technology fields, PC AGE Career Institute in New Jersey will provide $200 a month for low-income women to study cybersecurity or IT.

The department will be headed by Nevada’s now former cyber defense coordination administrator. The state also renamed the Office of the Chief Information Officer, to reflect its broadening mission.

A new law covers online ransom attempts, cybersecurity training and other areas. The move comes as the Empire State works to increase its power in artificial intelligence and other digital areas.

In our new world of generative AI, autonomous vehicles and more, everything does not always work out as planned.

Information and security officers from Oregon educational institutions shared insight on making people within their organizations more cognizant of cybersecurity and developing appropriate cyber defense strategies.

Organizers for CyberPatriot camps like those hosted by Calhoun Community College say they've seen a trend of rising interest among middle and high schoolers in cybersecurity and IT-related fields.