What is happening? In Texas, “Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to the Texas Department of Information Resources and the Department of Public Safety directing both agencies to use their resources to safeguard critical infrastructure and to help local governments and school districts with their needs.”
“Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order directing the Office of Information Technology (OIT) to focus on protecting the state’s critical infrastructure from Russian cyberattacks or misinformation efforts.”
New York launched a Joint Security Operations Center to bring together federal, state, county, local governments and critical infrastructure partners to improve coordination and bolster cybersecurity efforts.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper tweeted that he had instructed the Joint Cybersecurity Task Force to increase outreach and assistance.
New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell, a component organization in the state’s Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness urged agencies to be on the lookout for information operations, cyber espionage and various cyberattacks and “ensure all preventive, detective, and responsive cybersecurity controls and plans are fully implemented and updated.”
Why is this important? There are continued denial of service and destructive malware attacks affecting Ukraine and other countries
How will this be important? Sharing information on attacks is a form of mitigating more attacks
Route Fifty | Governors Tighten IT Cybersecurity Amid Ukraine Attacks