Tech sector praises Gov. McAuliffe’s cybersecurity initiative, calls for additional steps

The Information Technology Industry Council on Thursday applauded Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s (D) focus on developing policies to better secure state cyber networks, while urging states to continue improving their cybersecurity posture.

“The work being led by Gov. McAuliffe and [the National Governors Association] is needed and welcomed by industry, which have a mutual interest in protecting state information technology (IT) systems and providing secure operation of critical IT systems across the country,” wrote Liam Crawford, senior manager at ITI,...