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Illinois HB 2371 requires every state employee to complete annual cybersecurity training. The Department of Information resources may offer a video in lieu of training.
By every employee, the Legislature managed to exclude these employees:
Government Technology | In Illinois, Cybersecurity Training for State Employees Now Required by Law
Johnson Co. Kansas relies on big data to address public safety and mental health concerns. The use of bug data has saved the local government:
How did Johnson Co. do it? By cross referencing 2 databases- county wide criminal jsutice database and a health and human…
As schools place a greater concern on ensuring parents that student data is protected, schools are asking their edcation vendors more about data security.
Ed Tech | 3 Tips to Keep Parents Assured that Student Data Is Protected
A tech researcher visiting DefCon Voting Village in Las Vegas, hacked a U.S. styled voting machine within 2 minutes.
Companies are finding cybersecuity weaknesses in employees by sending faux phishing emails and seeing which employees bite.
Corporate test data shows cyber literacy training reduces the number of employees who fall for phishing scams.
How many years until there are cyber literacy requirements in public education? in state contracts?
SC Media | Diagnosing employee phishing weaknesses key to improving email security
Taxpayers for Common Sense is ahead of the curve by creating a database to track federal cybersecurity spending.
The cybersecurity spending database is organized by agency and tracks spending for last 10 years.