From: GovTech Solutions for State and Local Governments
Program to share threat information was opened to state and local government last year, but few seem to be aware of it.
by Brian Heaton
Last year, President Obama directed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to open a program for sharing classified and unclassified cybersecurity information to 16 “critical infrastructure” sectors, including state and local governments. But word of the information-sharing initiative doesn’t seem to be reaching state security officials.
Three state chief information security officers (CISOs) were contacted by Government Technology and none of them were familiar with the DHS Enhanced Cybersecurity Services program. Designed to pass along “indicators” of hacker threats, the program was expanded by executive order in early 2013. It previously was restricted to federal defense contractors
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