| OTHER TOP STORIES Vermont Promotes Scott Carbee from Interim to Permanent CISO
Scott Carbee has served as either deputy or interim chief information security officer of Vermont since January 2018. Late last week, CIO John Quinn elevated Carbee to permanent state CISO. READ MORE Head Count Shows More Than Half of States Now Have a CDO
The relatively new role of the state chief data officer is catching on, with a designated professional support network, growing public pressure for data-based policies, and more than half of U.S. states now staffing. READ MORE L.A. County Takes a Shot at Correcting IT’s Gender Imbalance
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors has passed a Women in Technology Hiring Initiative that will connect at-risk and disconnected youth ages 14-24 with IT mentors and training to bolster its entry-level IT personnel. READ MORE Texas School District Loses $2.3 Million in Phishing Incident
School district officials have not yet fully explained how the money was transferred to the hackers, but investigators say they have some "leads" as to who the cybercriminals might be. READ MORE | 
