One of the more immediate implications of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the almost forced adoption of tele-interactions and virtual processes. Jurisdictions are now holding court via virtual courtrooms. Considering this fact within the existing context of an evolving digital world, there is a spectrum of vulnerabilities that will warrant increasing attention.

Irrespective of the pervasiveness of malware attacks, network breaches, and ransomware activities that make headlines, the human element is a fundamental variable that is common to all cybersecurity events. As a root cause, federal and state governments have one critical issue in common—“cyber awareness” amongst their general workforces.