As data breaches and ransomware headlines become commonplace, what can state and local governments, universities, community colleges, K-20 schools and others in the public sector do to change the cybersecurity paradigm?
To answer that question, many government (and private sector) leaders are looking north – to North Dakota.
As Government Technology Magazine reported back in mid-April:
“The North Dakota legislation authorizing a new unified approach to cybersecurity was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Doug Burgum.
The governor, a former Microsoft executive, said Senate Bill 2110 would go far toward protecting the state’s digital infrastructure.
‘This important investment in 21st-century critical infrastructure recognizes the increasingly digital world in which we live and the growing nature of cybersecurity threats,’ said Burgum. ‘A unified approach to cybersecurity strengthens our…
