Cybersecurity Press Releases

NCDIT announced today its new website aimed at educating K-12 students, school administrators and parents on how best to protect yourself from cyberattacks.
The initiative is part of a month-long campaign by NCDIT to educate people about cybersecurity threats and ways they can guard against them.
Thomas Parrish IV will fill the role held by Tracy Doaks, who announced in July she was leaving NCDIT to lead a nonprofit dedicated to broadband expansion.
A new board charged with helping determine and shape the top IT priorities for North Carolina will meet for the first time Friday.
NCDIT's chief deputy state chief information officer and chief services officer, Tracy Doaks, will replace Secretary Eric Boyette.
Governor Roy Cooper is urging the public to be vigilant of phishing emails, ransomware attacks and other cyberthreats, following recent world events.
North Carolina high school girls are encouraged to compete in Girls Go CyberStart, an innovative cybersecurity training partnership with the SANS Institute.
Eric Boyette, secretary of NCDIT and State CIO was named Public Sector CIO of the Year by NC TECH for the organization’s annual awards. NCDIT also won the inaugural Public Sector Project award for its Cloud Services project.
Eric Boyette, secretary of NCDIT and the State CIO, has been elected president of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
North Carolina is participating in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month to encourage the public to protect their online data and privacy.