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.

Focus Areas

  • Governance
  • Response Planning
  • Critical Infrastructure
  • Workforce Development & Education
  • State & Local Partnerships
  • Emerging Technology

Meet the team

  • Jessica Davenport, Program Director
  • Phil Nichols, Senior Policy Analyst
  • Michelle Blakeslee, Policy Analyst
  • Aisley Wallace Harper, Policy Coordinator

NGA Cybersecurity Library

2023 Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute

2023 Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute
The National Governors Association (NGA) held the 2023 Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute in Providence, Rhode Island, August 1-3. This annual Energy Policy Institute convened Governors’ energy policy staff from ...

Council of Governors – Cybersecurity Working Group

Council of Governors – Cybersecurity Working Group
Federal-state cooperation is critical to protecting communities given the evolving challenges and threats facing our country, which range from extreme weather to domestic and international terrorism to a global pandemic ...

Securing States: Modernizing to Attract & Retain Cyber Talent

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 ...

Cyber Circuit – February 2023

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 ...

Webinar: State Support of Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

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 ...

Cyber Circuit – January 2023

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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