California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Aug. 10 a new artificial intelligence (AI) cyber defense initiative aimed at protecting state systems, local governments, and critical infrastructure from AI-enabled cyber threats.

The New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) announced on Aug. 13 a new enterprise agreement with IBM that will expand access to artificial intelligence (AI) and hybrid cloud tools across participating state agencies while delivering an estimated $6 million in taxpayer savings over the next three years.

CISA’s new resources outline eight cybersecurity objectives to help K-12 schools and districts strengthen their defenses against growing cyber threats.

The legislation would give EPA new authority to assess cyber risks and require fixes at water utilities while boosting federal cybersecurity funding.

The multi-day event at the Naval Postgraduate School will bring together Marines, government agencies, industry, and academic partners to develop AI-enabled solutions using military resources.

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) said on July 31 that it completed the core build and pilot phase of a major campus network modernization effort.

Santa Fe Public Schools has paused use of New Mexico’s state-required Amira reading software amid concerns about student privacy, including the program’s recording of students’ voices and use of data to train its products.

Cyber agencies warn that Gunra ransomware affiliates are exploiting internet-facing vulnerabilities to steal and encrypt data across critical infrastructure sectors.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Aug. 3 more than $9 million in cybersecurity grants for 153 local government water and wastewater projects across the state, funding assessments and security upgrades aimed at protecting critical infrastructure from cyber threats.

The proposal would give communities greater say over AI data center development while targeting concerns about electricity costs and water use.