DoIT News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that New Mexico is set to receive nearly $13 million in federal funding over the next four years for Cybersecurity enhancements to better protect networks from outside attacks and bolster the protection of Personally Identifiable Information.
In September 2022, through an executive order the Governor established a Cybersecurity Planning Committee. The committee represents cyber and IT leaders from the Department of Information Technology (DoIT), the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM), local school districts, counties, municipalities, judicial and legislative representatives. The committee’s primary objective is to develop a statewide cybersecurity plan.
“The state faces increasingly sophisticated cyber campaigns that threaten our security and our privacy, and we are acting quickly to protect New Mexicans with a robust cyber security infrastructure,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said.
In support of the executive order and as part of the governor’s focus on statewide cybersecurity efforts, the planning committee submitted its application for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant…
