Madison, WI (WKOW) – –
The Department of Defense’s National Guard Bureau has announced that Wisconsin and Illinois will form one of 10 new, regional cyber protection teams around the country.
“Information technology exists in almost all of our daily tasks, and the cyber threat poses risks to Wisconsin’s critical infrastructure, transportation systems, power grids, consumers using credit cards, and to individual citizens,” said Gov. Scott Walker in a news release on Monday afternoon.
Maj. Paul Rickert, a Public Affairs Officer with the Wisconsin National Guard, said cyber security has become an essential part of national security.
He said the cyber protection team will be composed of roughly 40 soldiers from Wisconsin and Illinois.
Rickert said all of those assigned to the team will have to bring cyber security backgrounds to the table, and may also have to undergo additional training.
“This is something that’s going to take a bit of time to stand up,” Rickert said. “It’ll take us a couple of years to fully man this team.” For the full article click here
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