Massachusetts introduces committee to address cybersecurity
In an effort to coordinate a state response to cybercrime and manage information security, the state of Massachusetts has created the Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
The Committee held its first hearing on September 8, 2021. Committee members heard testimony from industry leaders including the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Chief Information Officer Curtis Wood, Director of MassCyberCenter Stephanie Helm, and Daniel Prieto, Strategic Executive at Google Cloud, among others.