Hackers target schools, towns in alarming attacks. Why aren’t more using New Jersey’s MS-ISAC ybersecurity service?

DataBreaches[.]Net reports that in November 2025 New Jersey signed on as a statewide member of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), paying 795,000 for its annual membership, according to Kelly Wyland, a spokeswoman for the Center for Internet Security, the nonprofit that operates MS-ISAC. MS-ISAC covers 1,354 eligible organisations in the state, but only 177 have signed up, Wyland is quoted as saying.

The piece notes that MS-ISAC provides alerts, including district-specific notifications if data has appeared on the dark web or marketplaces, as well as incident response and digital forensics assistance in the event of a district breach. It also mentions a culture of silence among some IT and security professionals, citing a Bitdefender study that nearly 60% have been told to keep breaches confidential, a 38% rise since 2023.

The article links to a nationwide data breach affecting millions of K-12 students and discusses the ongoing silence around cyberthreats in New Jersey schools and towns.