Ahead of the 2023 and 2024 election cycle, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) earlier this month hosted the nation’s largest annual election security exercise in coordination with the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors. 

Peter Romness is passionate about cybersecurity. He has been working with government customers for nearly 35 years and now, as cybersecurity principal in the CISO Advisor’s Office at Cisco, he focuses on protecting government networks from cyber threats. MeriTalk recently sat down with Romness to discuss how state and local governments and higher educational institutions are investing and gaining knowledge to guard against cyberattacks.

The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) has confirmed that students’ personal information may have been compromised during a ransomware attack  earlier this year.

Following a summer of record-breaking air quality concerns nationwide, the city of Boston has launched a new air quality widget.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has implemented a final rule that establishes repayment standards for the agency’s CyberCorps Scholarship-for-Service recipients who fail to fulfill the program’s requirements.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that more than 20 million households have enrolled in the agency’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) – the nation’s largest broadband affordability program.

Faced with increasing cyberattacks on K-12 schools, the Biden-Harris administration today unveiled several government actions to help bolster their cyber defenses, along with numerous commitments from private-sector organizations that aim for the same result.

The Kendall County, Ill., Sherriff’s Office is piloting a new tool that will help inform motorists of emergency situations while they’re on the road.

The Illinois Power Agency (IPA) has launched a new website for Illinois Shines, its program to expand solar power across the state.

Ohio schools will have access to a new, online individualized learning opportunity to accelerate math learning of middle school students statewide.