From: GCN
Cyberthreats are expanding and evolving at such a rate that many state and local governments are struggling to keep up. Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) would like to see the Department of Homeland Security do more to help.
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Hurd, a computer science major and former CIA officer who now chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s IT Subcommittee, introduced the State and Local Cyber Protection Act in 2015. That bill would require DHS’ National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to help state and local agencies identify both system vulnerabilities and possible protections, provide technical assistance to deploy continuous diagnostic and mitigation services as well as offer training to their personnel.
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