Managing Editor

Benjamin Freed

Benjamin Freed is the managing editor of StateScoop and EdScoop, covering cybersecurity issues affecting state and local governments across the country. He has written extensively about ransomware, election security, and the federal government’s role in assisting states, localities and higher education institutions with information security.

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IT and cyber collaboration was key in Ohio U.’s pandemic response

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Think tank launches cybersecurity training for state officials

Training

NGA picks four states for latest cyber policy academy

Training

Law enforcement training software merges with ‘early warning’ system for bad cops

Training

CISA has already hired 20 state cybersecurity coordinators, acting director says

Tech

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 10: White House Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response Jeffrey Zients participates in a virtual listening session at the South Court Auditorium at Eisenhower Executive Office Building on February 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. Vice President Kamala Harris, Zients and COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force Chair Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith hosted the session and heard from members of African American Mayors Association and discussed the urgency of passing the American Rescue Plan (ARP). (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

White House says it will help improve state and local vaccine websites

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Security firm Veracode sponsors $15K hacking competition for universities

Training

State and local budgets get a boost from $1.9 trillion relief package

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IBM makes $3M donation to Rochester Institute of Technology’s cyber range

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