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NASCIO: Urging Cybersecurity Priority Among State Leaders

Calendar Jul 25, 2002 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) today issued a report urging government leaders in all 50 states to set aside political differences and make cybersecurity and critical-infrastructure protection a top priority. . . . The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) today issued a report urging government leaders in all 50 states to set aside political differences and make cybersecurity and critical-infrastructure protection a top priority. The report (download PDF), "Public-Sector Information Security: A Call to Action for Public-Sector CIOs," was funded by the Arlington, Va.-based PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment for the Business of Government and builds upon lessons learned during a conference on emerging cyberthreats attended by state officials in November.

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