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The Florida Center of Cybersecurity is hosting a competition for students

Maddie Todd

Around 800 Florida students will learn about cybersecurity careers during CyberLaunch, which will be hosted by the University of South Florida.

There is wide agreement some regulation is needed, but who should do it is up for debate.

There's a new plan to regulate cryptocurrencies. Here's what you need to know

Connor Donevan

Two senators have unveiled a new bill with bipartisan support. But skeptics are already warning it's a step backwards and is far too crypto-friendly.

Executive Director of Cyber Florida, Mike McConnell, speaks at a press conference about new state cybersecurity funding

DeSantis announces $20 million in cybersecurity training funds

Violet Comber-Wilen

The program will help middle school, high school and college students in their pursuit of cybersecurity credentials. FIU will lead one of the three regions receiving millions of dollars.

The Transportation Security Administration has cybersecurity responsibilities for the nation's 2.7 million miles of pipelines.

Beyond Airports, TSA Also Manages Pipeline Security. That Could Be A Problem

Brian Naylor

The agency was put in charge of pipeline cybersecurity when it was formed, but experts say it lacks funding and support for the job. The Colonial Pipeline hack made the issue even more pressing.

People holding umbrellas walk through New York City's Times Square in 2019. The U.S. Census Bureau plans to change how it protects the confidentiality of people's information in the detailed demographic data it produces through the 2020 count.

For The U.S. Census, Keeping Your Data Anonymous And Useful Is A Tricky Balance

Hansi Lo Wang

The Census Bureau must protect people's privacy when it releases demographic data from the 2020 count. Plans to change how it does that have sparked controversy over how it may affect redistricting.

A laptop displays a message after being infected by ransomware in 2017. Thousands of institutions in the U.S. fall victim to ransomware attacks each year.

'You Can't Just Concede.' How One Expert Explains Negotiating With Cybercriminals

Rachel Martin

Bill Siegel works with companies that fall victim to the same type of ransomware attack that disrupted fuel supplies across large parts of the South and East Coast last week.

President Biden alluded to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack in his new executive order. Here, storage tanks at a Colonial Pipeline facility are seen Wednesday in Avenel, N.J.

In Wake Of Pipeline Hack, Biden Signs Executive Order On Cybersecurity

Franco Ordoñez

The order follows a ransomware attack on a company that operates a pipeline that provides nearly half of the gasoline and jet fuel for the East Coast.

Gasoline prices are displayed at a filling station in Philadelphia.

Fried Pleads For Calm: 'There Will Not Be Any Shortages' Of Gas In Florida

Daniel Rivero

Only one region of the state is impacted by the Colonial Pipeline hack. That hasn't stopped a mad dash to fill up tanks across the state. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is calling for calm.

Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, director of the National Security Agency, says the U.S. has a 'blind spot' when it comes to foreign intelligence services that effectively carry out cyber spying from inside the U.S. He testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 25.

After A Major Hack, U.S. Looks To Fix A Cyber 'Blind Spot'

Greg Myre

By law, the government can't monitor domestic Internet traffic. Hackers suspected of being Russian exploited this blind spot by disguising their origins and working through unwitting U.S. companies.

FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Public, Election Officials May Be Kept In The Dark On Hacks

Associated Press

If the FBI discovers that foreign hackers have infiltrated the networks of your county election office, you may not find out about it until after voting...

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks Friday at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., during a summit on warrant-proof encryption and its impact on child exploitation cases.

Law Enforcement Officials Try To Warn Facebook Off Its Encryption Plans

Colin Dwyer

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday the company's plans for encryption across its messaging services, without a back door for court-approved police access, would hinder efforts to stop crime.

Neil stands in a room with military cyber operators from Joint Task Force ARES to launch an operation that would become one of the largest and longest offensive cyber operations in U.S. military history.

How The U.S. Hacked ISIS

Dina Temple-Raston

In 2016, the U.S. launched a classified military cyberattack against ISIS to bring down its media operation. NPR interviewed nearly a dozen people who lived it.