Photo caption: Rhiannon Holley, chair of FTCC Systems and Security Analysis department; NCDIT IT security and compliance specialist Kelsey Harris Locklear; and ESRMO interns Eric Risher and Samuel Abling participated in a panel at Fayetteville Technical Community College on Oct. 28.
Topics Related to Cybersecurity Awareness
Photo caption: William Enck, Goodnight distinguished professor in Security Sciences; Laura Rodgers, director of Cybersecurity Practice in NC State's Secure Computing Institute; and the NC State CyberCoach NC team present their AI-powered chatbot to State CISO Bernice Russell-Bond and her team at the N.C. Department of Information Technology. (Photo courtesy of NC State)
State Chief Information Security Officer Bernice Russell-Bond has been named CISO of the Year in the NC TECH Awards for her leadership in defending public systems from cyberattacks.
We’re all agents of cybersecurity, protecting North Carolina together. Whether reporting a suspicious email or keeping your devices up to date, we all help keep the state’s networks and data safe.
This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, take these steps to protect North Carolina from cyberthreats.
As North Carolina approaches the 2026 general election, voters will encounter information about candidates, campaigns, and issues across social media, websites, text messages, videos, and other digital platforms.
State agencies, local government, and the education sector "can't wait" to prepare for Q-Day – or the day quantum computing becomes able to break current encryption, State Chief Information Officer Bernice Russell-Bond said.
N.C. Department of Information Technology leaders in data, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence tackled how the public sector can protect the information entrusted to it without losing the ability to share critical data to tackle pressing problems.
The N.C. Department of Information Technology is preparing to launch the statewide AI Governance Playbook, a guide that establishes a comprehensive process for the responsible use of artificial intelligence, from ideation through risk assessment, documentation, mitigation, and ongoing support.
N.C. Department of Information Technology cybersecurity staff participated in Operation Tobacco Road, a five-day training from the N.C. National Guard Cyber Security Response Force for professionals in local, state, and federal government, K-12 and higher education, and critical-infrastructure sectors. Join the next training on Oct. 5-9.
September is National Preparedness Month. It’s a great opportunity to check your organization's information technology preparedness and cybersecurity resilience. A business continuity plan is only as strong as the IT recovery plan built into it.