http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9143823/Maryland_aims_to_be_cybersecurity_epicenter_?taxonomyId=17 By Grant Gross IDG News Service January 11, 2010 Maryland officials want the state to be the U.S. "epicenter" for fighting cyber attacks, and on Monday they launched an effort to bring more cybersecurity research and jobs to the state. Maryland has several resources that make it the perfect place to be a national -- and world -- leader in cybersecurity, said Governor Martin O'Malley, speaking at a kick-off event at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. In addition to the NIST, Maryland is home to the U.S. National Security Agency, 12 major military installations, world-class schools such as Johns Hopkins University and dozens of top cybersecurity vendors, O'Malley and other officials said. Cybersecurity leadership and innovation is needed at a time when the U.S. is getting attacked from all sides, said Senator Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat. "Cybersecurity is all-hands-on-deck and all-agencies-on-deck," she said. O'Malley's administration on Monday released a 32-page report, called CyberMaryland, focused on ways to improve cybersecurity efforts in the state. The report calls for the state to work with the U.S. government to establish a national center of excellence in cybersecurity in the state, including a cybersecurity business incubator and an education and training center. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Tue Jan 12 2010 - 09:03:55 PST
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