Operator of Multi-State ISAC hails benefits of new federal cybersecurity assistance to states

Legislation signed into law this week by President Biden to assist state and local cyber efforts will bolster the work of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center in defending “agencies [that] are prime targets for hackers,” according to the Center for Internet Security, which operates the MS-ISAC.

The State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act was signed into law on Tuesday and requires CISA “upon request to coordinate with entities such as the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center...