Just eight states of 50 fared decently in a Pell study on their preparedness to deal with current and emerging cyberthreats
Discussions about the cyber security readiness of government agencies have typically tended to focus on federal entities rather than on their state counterparts. That may be a big mistake.
A new study by the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve Regina University revealed a troubling lack of preparedness to deal with cyber security threats among a vast majority of state governments.
All 50 states are investing in broadband communication and moving forward aggressively on promoting wider use of the Internet to stimulate economic growth and to improve service. But not a single one of them managed to meet all the evaluation criteria that Pell used to measure their cyber readiness, says Francesca Spidalieri senior fellow for cyber leadership and author of the report. For the full article click here
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