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Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Fund Cyber Security Coordinators In Every State

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, January 17th, 2020

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Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Fund Cyber Security Coordinators In Every State

A bipartisan group of senators last Thursday introduced a bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security to establish a federally-funded Cybersecurity State Coordinator program, providing an official in every state to work across all levels of government and other organization to help prevent cyber security threats. “Cyber security for state and local governments is just as important as federal cyber security, and frequently, they lack the resources, technical know-how, and situational awareness to secure their systems, or respond…

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