Senate bill would give each state a federal 'cybersecurity coordinator'

guest · Jan 18, 2020

Senate bill would give each state a federal 'cybersecurity coordinator'
January 17, 2020
https://statescoop.com/senate-bill-would-give-each-state-a-federal-cybersecurity-coordinator/

A U.S. Senate bill announced Friday would direct the Department of Homeland Security to create a new program placing “cybersecurity coordinators” in every state to manage the relationships between the federal government, states and their localities.

The bill, sponsored by Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Gary Peters, D-Mich., is the latest in a series of measures aimed at boosting federal support for states’ cybersecurity efforts.

“The federal government needs to do more to ensure that state and local entities have the resources and training that they need to prevent and respond to cyberattacks,” Hassan said in a press release.
They would also play support roles in response and remediation efforts following an incident.

CISA already has field staff, including protective security advisers, scattered across the country, plus 10 regional offices, though those employees have duties other than those spelled out in the new Senate bill.
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guest · Jun 30, 2020

Defense bill amendment would put a cybersecurity coordinator in each state
June 29, 2020
https://statescoop.com/ndaa-amendment-state-cybersecurity-coorindator/

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Monday proposed an amendment to the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act that would give each state a federally funded “cybersecurity coordinator” to manage the information-security relationships between the federal government, states and their localities.

The amendment, from Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Gary Peters, D-Mich., borrows language from a similar bill the same quartet proposed in January and got passed in March by the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

“Cyberattacks can cause enormous disruption at any time, but they can be particularly devastating during a public health crisis,” Hassan said in a press release.
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