From: Lexology
Jennifer A. Beckage and Gargi Sen | Phillips Lytle LLP
In July 2017, at the National Governors Association (“NGA”) meeting, it was announced that 39 governors had signed “A Compact to Improve State Cybersecurity” (“Compact”). The signing U.S. states and territories include:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
In announcing the Compact, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe said his goal was to highlight that cybersecurity is more than just an information technology issue. The goal is to “elevate the importance of cybersecurity on every governor’s agenda.”
The Compact is based on three core principles:
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