Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states. Many aren’t prepared

Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared • Michigan Advance

A customer looks at a laptop computer for sale last year. States worry that an executive order and federal funding cuts could weaken their cybersecurity efforts. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat. Many of his law enforcement colleagues were under the same impression — that sin…

Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared

A customer looks at a laptop computer for sale last year. States worry that an executive order and federal funding cuts could weaken their cybersecurity efforts (Joe Raedle/Getty Images).For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat. Many of his law enforcement colleagues were under the same impression — that sin…

Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states. Many aren’t prepared

For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat.Many of his law enforcement colleagues were under the same impression — that since they were the most likely to investigate the attacks, there was no way cybercriminals would go after them.By about 2015, as technology advanced and hackers became more creative, that ch…

Trump is Shifting Cybersecurity to The States, But Many Aren’t Prepared

Trump is Shifting Cybersecurity to The States, But Many Aren’t Prepared WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat. Many of his law enforcement colleagues were under the same impression — that since they were the most likely to investigate the attacks, there was no way cybercriminals would g…

March 2025 Cybersecurity Developments Under the Trump Administration

This is the second blog in a series of Covington blogs on cybersecurity policies, executive orders (“EOs”), and other actions of the new Trump Administration.  This blog describes key cybersecurity developments that took place in March 2025.  Trump Administration Executive Order on Achieving Efficiency On March 19, 2025, the Trump Administration released an EO entitled “Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness”.  The EO shifts t…