TOP STORIES Kansas CISO Rod Blunt Relocates to El Paso County, Texas The man who spearheaded legislation to formally structure Kansas’ IT security has moved on to county-level government. His successor is a member of the state’s IT security council, Jeff Maxon. READ MORE Indiana Cybersecurity Chief Bryan Sacks Heads to IT Giant SHI Sacks, Indiana's CISO since 2017, quietly left the Office of Information Technology in March. He has been replaced by interim CISO Hemant Jain, who had been serving as the state's director of security operations. READ MORE Could National Unrest Derail the Future of Facial Recognition? As civil liberty groups have lobbied for police reforms nationwide, an increasingly hostile regulatory landscape is emerging for facial recognition technology. It throws into question whether there is a path forward for its use by state and local governments. READ MORE Michigan CISO Jumps from State Service to Presidential Campaign After more than a year as Michigan's CISO, Chris DeRusha is now working for the Biden presidential campaign. DeRusha has served a number of high-profile organizations, including the White House and Ford Motor Company. READ MORE Kansas City, Mo.’s First Ever CDO Leaves for Job in Texas Eric Roche, who has served as the Kansas City, Mo., chief data officer since 2015, has started a new position as the budget officer for the city of Pearland, Texas. He announced the career move Monday via Twitter. READ MORE How Disinformation Targeted Governments Amid National Protests A recent torrent of disinformation seems to have inflamed much of the civil unrest inspired by the police killing of George Floyd. Much of the disinformation was "anti-government" in nature, a new report suggests. READ MORE |