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National Cybersecurity Center launched cyber-hygiene app for lawmakers

Posted on by Micki Cockrille

Originally Featured on State Scoop

The nonprofit National Cybersecurity Center last week launched an app to promote cybersecurity hygiene among state lawmakers.

The “NCC-Resolute Cybersecurity app” contains a collection of best practices and cybersecurity resources, including incident-response plan templates, cybersecurity hygiene checklists, FAQs and a glossary of common cybersecurity terms. Lawmakers and their staffs can also access a cybersecurity-vulnerability assessment to gauge how well protected their information is and receive cybersecurity alerts and security updates from technology companies.

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What State Leaders Need to Know About Cybersecurity

Posted on by Micki Cockrille

Originally Featured on Governing

As a former state chief information security officer for both Colorado and California, and the federal Department of Homeland Security’s first deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity, one of my continuing tasks was working with state lawmakers and state government executives to help them understand the multitude of issues in the cybersecurity arena. Because legislative bodies turn over fairly frequently, this was a never-ending responsibility that I took seriously and to which I devoted a significant amount of time, and still do.

State legislators and executives have formidable responsibilities to govern on complex and often technical cybersecurity issues that most have had very little experience with. The cybersecurity space is incredibly dynamic, with the threat and vulnerability environment changing almost daily, so these leaders are constantly weighing the law of unintended consequences as they address public safety on one hand and over-regulation of business on the other.

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State Lawmakers getting crash course in cybersecurity threats and best practices

Posted on by Micki Cockrille

Originally Featured on Eminetra

Colorado Springs — Efforts are underway to improve cybersecurity practices for lawmakers in all 50 states, led by Colorado Springs experts. News 5 talked to experts about why these politicians and their staff need to be concerned about cybersecurity knowledge.

Like individuals, cybersecurity threats are a part of our daily lives. So, as far as our governments and politicians are concerned, what are our expectations about their knowledge of these crimes and how to defend against them?

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Senator Hickenlooper in Colorado Springs to discuss cybersecurity

Posted on by Micki Cockrille

Originally Featured on KRDO

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Tuesday, July 6th, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers visited the National Cybersecurity Center in Colorado Springs to discuss how the U.S. can strengthen our defenses against cybersecurity attacks in light of recent cybersecurity breaches.

The National Cyber Security Center is a non-profit for cyber innovation and awareness. Hickenlooper helped start the center in 2016 in coordination with several people from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and the community.

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Colorado Springs’ National Cybersecurity Center prepares for massive expansion

Posted on by Micki Cockrille

Originally Featured on Fox 21 News

COLORADO SPRINGS – Three and a half years ago, then-Governor John Hickenlooper and Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers came up with a plan to create a hub for cybersecurity training and businesses in the city.

Three and a half years later Hickenlooper, a Democrat now is in the U.S Senate, and Suthers, a conservative mayor, returned to the building that is now that hub—the National Cybersecurity Center off North Nevada.

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State Lawmakers getting crash course in cybersecurity threats and best practices

Posted on by Micki Cockrille

Originally Featured on KOAA

COLORADO SPRINGS — An effort to improve the cybersecurity practices of lawmakers in all 50 states is underway and it’s being led by experts right here in Colorado Springs. News 5 spoke with the experts about why we should care about the cybersecurity knowledge of these politicians and their staff.

Just as individuals, cybersecurity threats have become a part of our everyday lives. So, when it comes to our government and politicians, what should our expectation be for their knowledge of these crimes and how to defend against them?

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KOAA Survey: How often do you update passwords?

Posted on by Micki Cockrille

Originally Featured on KOAA

An effort to improve the cybersecurity practices of lawmakers in all 50 states in underway and it’s being led by experts right here in Colorado Springs. News 5 spoke with the experts about why we should care about the cybersecurity knowledge of these politicians and their staff.

Just as individuals, cybersecurity threats have become a part of our everyday lives. So, when it comes to our government and politicians, what should our expectation be for their knowledge of these crimes and how to defend against them?

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WU, JANEY top Boston mayoral POLL — Coalitions EXERT INFLUENCE in Boston elections — SCOTUS REJECTS N.H. tax lawsuit against Mass.

Posted on by Micki Cockrille

Originally Featured on Politico

COALITIONS WADE INTO BOSTON MAYORAL RACE — A new coalition launching today hopes to put climate resiliency, economic vitality and other issues affecting Boston’s waterfront at the forefront of the city’s municipal races this year.

The Coalition for a Resilient and Inclusive Waterfront — a Barr Foundation Boston Waterfront Initiative grant-funded effort that includes Boston Harbor Now, the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, Boston Children’s Museum, NAACP Boston Branch and other neighborhood and conservancy groups — aims to educate candidates and voters on issues facing the city’s harbor, islands and other waterways.

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National Cybersecurity Center conducting trainings in wake of cyber attacks

Posted on by Micki Cockrille

Originally Featured on The Colorado Springs Business Journal

The National Cybersecurity Center has launched a 50-state initiative to train state leaders on thwarting cyber threats. The initiative comes on the heels of the high-profile Colonial Pipeline hack, which cost the company more than $4 million in ransom.

“This past week, the Colonial Pipeline in Georgia was taken down by bad cyber actors, triggering state governments around the country to reassess their cyber preparedness,” said a news release issued by the NCC.

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Cybercriminals working to take control of smartphones to access even more accounts

Posted on by Micki Cockrille

Originally Featured on KOAA

COLORADO SPRINGS — With so many of us doing so much on our smartphones as part of our daily lives, imagine handing over your phone and everything in it to a criminal. News5 is getting a warning from cybersecurity experts about a tactic crooks are using to take over our phones.

If fraudsters and cybercriminals can get their hands on our sensitive information there are so many ways they can use it against us. This is why cybersecurity experts are working hard to educate people on an attack called SIM swapping. It’s a strategy crooks are using to gain access to our phone.

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