The virus attack hit the county's computers and server network July 6. Officials say a system shutdown prevented the virus from spreading to most of the county's computers.

The Indiana National Guard says a state, non-military computer server containing personal information on civilian and military Guard personnel was the target of a recent ransomware attack.

Schools can apply for matching grants of up to $25,000 to build up their cybersecurity systems, and improve 24-hour system monitoring.

A program featuring a series of online challenges aims to encourage more young women to get involved in the cybersecurity field, and gets started next week.

FBI investigators believe 26-year-old Buster Hernandez was behind online threats made in at least 10 federal districts.

The college offers degrees, certificates and technical certificates in cyber security and information assurance.

The university has not detected any infected computers, but there have been efforts to infiltrate the virus into the IU network.

Secretary of State's office is working with local and national Homeland Security, FBI officials, Indiana State Police and other law enforcement organizations.

County commissioners voted unanimously Saturday to authorize paying a ransom, but they haven't voted yet on making such a payment.

A $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation designates IU's Center for Trustworthy Scientific Cyberinfrastructure as a Cybersecurity Center of Excellence that will help solve the computer and software security challenges.