Cybersecurity

Set to launch this fall, a new college at the University of Texas at San Antonio is expected to enroll more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students in programs driving workforce and economic development.

Welcome to the second installment of this comprehensive annual look at global cybersecurity industry predictions, forecasts, trends and outlook reports from the top security industry vendors, technology magazines, expert thought leaders and more.

The router maker TP-Link Systems, now based in Irvine, Calif., is no longer affiliated with TP-Link Technologies, the company founded in China in 1996. TP-Link has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Commerce Department.

Forty-eight states took part in a review, but only 22 reached or surpassed recommended minimum system security levels. Results for local governments showed they, too, have room for improvement.

As we end the first quarter of the 21st century, cybersecurity threats seem more daunting than ever. So what cyber trends, forecasts, themes, insights and predictions are on offer for the new year? Here’s your annual security industry prediction roundup for 2025.

The bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence has issued findings and recommendations in 15 areas including data privacy and national security. Humans, it said, should be at the center of AI policy.

Plus, North Carolina launched a new website to support digital inclusion, Massachusetts is investing in connecting public housing properties, CISA issued mobile communications guidance, and more.

A new cyber center will extend the Science Applications International Corporation's footprint to directly support the U.S. Air Force’s initiatives in cybersecurity, electronic warfare, information systems and digital infrastructure.

Generative AI, cyber threats, TikTok and phone bans are some of the major issues that impacted ed tech in 2024. In the new year, school boards need to determine how to move forward.

After more than four years in his position as state CIO, Tracy Barnes is preparing for his January departure, when a new governor will take the reins from Gov. Eric Holcomb. Barnes has been with the state nearly a decade.

Justine Tran, recently named technology leader, served as deputy CIO for the city of Dallas for nearly four years. She brings with her years of technology work in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The state Attorney General’s office sued Change Healthcare and two co-defendants over the alleged exposure of financial account details and protected health information of at least 575,000 Nebraskans.

2024 was a year with growing ransomware attacks, accelerating use of artificial intelligence (for good and evil), more deepfakes in online fraud and election threats being overstated, but Donald Trump becoming president-elect (again) is the top 2024 cyber story.

Elevated to lead state technology in October 2018, Dedmon is a nearly 20-year state staffer and former deputy CIO. Her recent work has included guiding a refresh of the unemployment insurance system.

In a pivotal year, governments enacted AI laws, strengthened defenses, bridged the broadband gap, and prioritized accessible, user-friendly digital services. As 2025 nears, most jurisdictions still lack fully mature AI frameworks.

Artificial intelligence may have been the topic on many minds this year, but cybersecurity and risk management topped NASCIO’s annual list of the top 10 priorities for state CIOs. AI did, however, rise to second place this year.

The incident Dec. 1 downed computer and most phone systems at two hospitals in southeast Los Angeles County, and one in Los Angeles. Urgent care centers, doctors’ offices, and a home health and hospice agency were also compromised.

Rhode Island is the first state that will use a federally funded service offered through MS-ISAC to automatically block all public school computers from connecting to malicious domains.