Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared

Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared

By Madyson Fitzgerald, Stateline.org For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat. Related Articles Over 2 million Ninja-branded pressure cookers are recalled after reports of serious burn injuries Kohl’s ousts CEO Buchanan after investigation into some vendor transactions …

Missouri has room for improvement as Trump asks states to accept more cybersecurity responsibilities

In his latest effort to make the government more efficient, President Donald Trump is pushing some safety measures from the federal level to states.

Rhode Island College earns top federal marks for cybersecurity program

Gov. Dan McKee and Rhode Island College President Jack Warner are seen at an event announcing the school’s designation as a National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)As higher education faces potential cuts to federal funding and grants, Rhode Island College (RIC) just received a prestigious recognition to help boost its cybersecurity program’s access to federal money…

Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared • West Virginia Watch

A customer looks at a laptop computer for sale last year. States worry that an executive order and federal funding cuts could weaken their cybersecurity efforts. (Joe Raedle | Getty Images)For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat. Many of his law enforcement colleagues were under the same impression — that s…

Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared • Michigan Advance

A customer looks at a laptop computer for sale last year. States worry that an executive order and federal funding cuts could weaken their cybersecurity efforts. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat. Many of his law enforcement colleagues were under the same impression — that sin…

Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states. Many aren’t prepared

For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat.Many of his law enforcement colleagues were under the same impression — that since they were the most likely to investigate the attacks, there was no way cybercriminals would go after them.By about 2015, as technology advanced and hackers became more creative, that ch…