Resource Center For State Cybersecurity

The significant and continued growth of cyber-attacks against the United States makes cybersecurity a critical issue for all Governors. To help states address the consequences of the rapidly evolving and expanding technological threats now faced by law enforcement agencies, public works and energy agencies, private financial and communications sectors and the general public, NGA launched a Resource Center for State Cybersecurity to provide Governors with resources, tools and recommendations to help craft and implement effective state cybersecurity policies and practices. To inform the work of the Resource Center, NGA is working with leading experts, practitioners, representatives from key state and federal agencies and representatives from private industry to develop resources and tools and to provide strategic recommendations on state cybersecurity issues.

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Some states have invested in teams of volunteers to strengthen cyber incident response activities and mitigate losses. At the 2022 National Summit on State Cybersecurity leaders from Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin discussed the strengths and challenges of their programs and the diverse ways this model can be leveraged to address a growing number of cybersecurity needs across the community. Watch the full session below and read a case study of their programs.

Resource Center
Chair

Meet the team

Steven Fugelsang, Program Director
Micaja Verna, Policy Coordinator

Policy Academies/Workshops

Focus Areas

Governance
Response Planning
Critical Infrastructure

Workforce Development & Education
State & Local Partnerships

NGA Cybersecurity Library

Securing States: Modernizing to Attract & Retain Cyber Talent

Just as cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, so is effective recruitment and retention of qualified state cybersecurity personnel. The consequences of a constrained state cybersecurity workforce are becoming increasingly hard ...
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Cyber Circuit – February 2023

Updates from the Resource Center for State Cybersecurity team, February 28, 2023 Meet PISCES The Public Infrastructure Security Cyber Education System (PISCES) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing the ...
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Webinar: State Support of Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

In the wake of cyber attacks across the state, Wyoming created its Cyber Assistance Response Effort (CARE) team in 2019, quickly morphing into a response team in late-2020 that has ...
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Cyber Circuit – January 2023

Updates from the Resource Center for State Cybersecurity team, January 31, 2023 NGA Webinar: State Support of Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity In the wake of cyber attacks across the state, Wyoming ...
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Cyber Circuit – December 2022

Updates from the Resource Center for State Cybersecurity team, December 30, 2022 Motorola's Public Safety Threat Alliance Information Sharing and Analysis Organization Provides Public Safety-Focused Cyber Threat Intelligence Cyber threats ...
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State Cybersecurity Workforce Roundtable

The National Governors Association (NGA), in partnership with the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), hosted a State Cybersecurity Workforce Roundtable on December 8th in Charleston, South Carolina ...
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Webinar: Zero Trust in Practice

Many cybersecurity professionals consider the Zero Trust framework the gold standard for implementing a strong information security practice. One of the reasons Zero Trust is held in such high regard ...
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Cyber Circuit – November 2022

Updates from the Resource Center for State Cybersecurity team, November 30, 2022 You're Invited! Webinar: Zero Trust in Practice Thursday, December 1, 2022 | 3:00 – 4:00 P.M. EST Many ...
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Cyber Circuit – October 2022

Updates from the Resource Center for State Cybersecurity team, October 31, 2022 Save the Date! Webinar: Zero Trust in Practice Thursday, December 1, 2022 | 3:00 – 4:00 P.M. EST ...
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Topic Areas

Governance

NGA Resources

External Resources

Response Planning

NGA Resources

External Resources

NASCIO Cyber Disruption Response Planning Guide

Critical Infrastructure

NGA Resources

External Resources

Elections Infrastructure Cybersecurity

NGA Resources

NGA Securing Election Infrastructure

External Resources

Workforce Development & Education

NGA Resources

External Resources

State And Local Partnerships In Cybersecurity

“Cybersecurity is not just an ‘IT problem’ anymore. It is a critical business risk, homeland security and public safety threat, voter confidence issue and economic development opportunity. Cybersecurity requires commitment from state executives and officials to use all levers of state government to move forward.”

Read: STRONGER TOGETHER: State and Local Cybersecurity Collaboration