Nevada

At the 2026 Midyear Conference of the National Association of State CIOs, Nevada CIO Tim Galluzi looked back on last year's breach and how the relationships he built before the incident played a part.

Nevada educational officials and policymakers at a summit last week discussed what could be done with the state's data on career-exploration programs that allow high schoolers to earn college credit and credentials.

The bipartisan Cyber Ready Workforce Act, which is moving through both legislative houses, would if passed compel state labor officials to create a program to fund registered cybersecurity apprenticeships.

Court officials are warning of bogus text messages claiming to be from the District Court or the state Department of Motor Vehicles. The real court never texts, calls or emails to seek personal information.

The College of Southern Nevada has partnered with the city of Las Vegas to plan and fund training centers where residents can build marketable skills in fields like advanced manufacturing, technology and construction.

Carroll joins the state’s cybersecurity division from the private sector as Nevada advances efforts to expand its security operations and workforce in the wake of a major cyber attack.

The Nevada Governor’s Technology Office has gone live with a refreshed site intended to be easier to modify as updates are needed — but more accessible and easier to use as well, with standardized layouts.

The state has created a policy establishing how data across the executive branch is identified, classified and safeguarded, to act as the foundation for data security. Its scope is wide-reaching.

Following a turbulent year in cybersecurity, the state Governor’s Technology Office is seeking to hire a new cybersecurity lead to manage risk and compliance. Nevada’s permanent CISO retired in May 2025.

Work on the new portal began in 2023, with the next phase scheduled for 2026. Nevada joins other states in setting up such portals for a variety of tasks, including accessing services such as unemployment benefits.

In 2025, state IT focused on resilience — including recovery from a significant cybersecurity incident — and technology modernization with the CORE.NV project, setting the stage for continued progress next year.

The Nevada Legislature has approved Assembly Bill 1, which would affirm a statewide Security Operations Center and expand the cyber workforce. It now awaits Gov. Joe Lombardo’s signature.

An after-action report from the Nevada Governor’s Technology Office says a spoofed website and search engine optimization poisoning led to the ransomware attack that shut down government offices in late August.

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is deploying more AI-powered gun detection technology at its transit centers, following the addition of more armed officers and a panic button pilot project.

The private, nonprofit, regionally accredited University of the People has enrolled 200 students from Nevada and over 20,000 from the U.S. in tuition-free online programs in fields such as computer science and IT.

Nearly three weeks after a cyber attack shuttered many state services, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo said 90 percent of external-facing websites have been restored. The ransomware-based incident came to light Aug. 24.

Two weeks after Nevada shuttered all state offices following a network cybersecurity incident, the recovery process is still underway, with updates provided by a new webpage. Some state websites remain unavailable.

To make waiting in line at the DMV a thing of the past, Vermont, Colorado and Nevada are just three states moving systems to the cloud, creating shared services and redesigning customer portals.