Cybersecurity Press Releases

Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in North Carolina to recognize the importance of staying safe online.“Advances in digital technology make amazing opportunities possible but also open the door to more cyber attacks,” Governor Cooper said. “Cyberthreats are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and I encourage all North Carolinians to make smart decisions to avoid online scams and secure your personal information.”
The N.C. Department of Information Technology is inviting IT service providers within the state of North Carolina to prequalify for a statewide convenience contract to deliver security assessment services to government entities under State Term Contract 918A.
IT service providers in North Carolina are invited to prequalify for a statewide convenience contract to deliver Security Assessment services to government entities under State Term Contract 918A. The invitation for bids closes at 2 p.m., May 17, 2023.
College students from North Carolina were honored earlier this month at the 2023 North Carolina Geographic Information Systems Conference with the G. Herbert Stout Award for Innovative Student Papers.
The order directs the state chief information officer and the NCDIT to develop a policy that prohibits the use of TikTok, WeChat and potentially other applications on state agency IT systems in a manner that presents an unacceptable cybersecurity risk.
NASCIO gave State Government IT awards to the N.C. Departments of Public Safety and Health and Human Services, along with six other state agency finalists.
Following the damage Hurricane Ian left across North Carolina, state officials are warning North Carolinians to be on high alert for online scams and threats. 
North Carolina has achieved an overall grade of "A" and received special recognition for its resilience capabilities in the 2022 Digital States Survey.
The N.C. Department of Information Technology is inviting vendors within the state of North Carolina to bid on an existing statewide term contract for IT infrastructure solutions, such as servers, storage and networking equipment.The Invitation for Bids for State Term Contract 204X for IT Infrastructure Solutions (Solicitation Number ITS-400277-026) also includes IT infrastructure software, converged IT infrastructure solutions, IT infrastructure peripheral components and value-added services.The open enrollment period ends Oct. 3, 2022.
The N.C. Department of Information Technology is inviting IT service providers within the state of North Carolina to prequalify for delivering to the state specialty services related to the following categories: