N.C. Department of Information Technology

NCDIT is partnering with volunteers from Accenture and 13 other state agencies and entities again this year to host Hour of Code, a student outreach initiative held in conjunction with Computer Science Education Week. Together, we are helping over 10,000 North Carolina students at 51 schools in nine districts learn about cybersecurity and coding by facilitating both virtual and in-person classroom sessions. Stay tuned for more! #HourOfCode #Cybersecurity #Coding #CSEdWeek

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season!

"We really all need to remain vigilant. We need to keep working on improving these tools, improving the technologies that we're working with and, by far, stay aware of what's going on in the threat landscape around us." - State Chief Risk Officer Torry Crass If you missed his government keynote address at FedInsider.com CyberThreats 2024, you can view the recording here: https://bit.ly/41LNt9Y #Cybersecurity #CyberSecureNC #IT

As students across North Carolina start winter break, they may want to spend more time on their devices. Before they go online, review these tips to help make their internet experience safer: https://lnkd.in/dV52TJzU #WinterBreak #Cybersecurity #CyberSecureNC

Are you looking for a job that helps enhance organizational performance through data analysis and much more? If so, apply for our IT Consulting, Business Analytics and Technology Business Manager (TBM) position by Dec. 23! Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/e-jM4EPQ #Work4NCDIT #Work4NC #ITJobs

Governor Roy Cooper today announced the launch of the Tech Resource Finder, a new NCDIT website that links to more than 1,100 resources to help North Carolinians use the internet, find public computers and Wi-Fi and access technical support and digital skills classes across the state. Read more: https://bit.ly/3ZVnag6

State Chief Risk Officer Torry Crass is presenting the government keynote address for the second day of FedInsider.com's CyberThreats 2024 webinar on Dec. 19. Day Two focuses on the current cyber threat landscape for local leadership and discusses best practices to defend against them and mitigate possible effects Register to attend: https://lnkd.in/eSBCH-af #Cybersecurity #Webinar #ITNews

If you're traveling this holiday season, make sure you're being cybersecure. Protect your devices while away from home with these useful tips: https://lnkd.in/gtmzupei #CyberSecureNC #HolidayTravel #Cybersecurity

Over the past two weeks, we've introduced more than 10,000 North Carolina students at 51 schools in nine districts to coding and cybersecurity as part of this year's Hour of Code. We're thankful for the more than 200 volunteers from Accenture and 14 state agencies and entities who helped us make this initiative a success! See Flickr album of the event here: https://lnkd.in/d5GDQnp8 #HourOfCode #Cybersecurity #CSEdWeek

North Carolina yesterday received $22.4 million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to partner with workforce and education agencies and others to expand digital skills and increase the supply of new and refurbished no-/low-cost internet-enabled devices. https://lnkd.in/dPpXjq9Q