Reps. Matsui and McCaul make pitches for state aid, bills on IOT security, cyber metrics

Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Michael McCaul (R-TX), co-chairs of the Congressional High Tech Caucus, reiterated their call for more cybersecurity funding in future COVID-19 relief or other legislation, during a webinar Tuesday that also delved into Internet of Things security, lessons to draw from the pandemic, and the ongoing need for cyber metrics.

McCaul said state and local governments are “overwhelmed already” by cyber challenges even without the new threats tied to the pandemic, and said it’s urgent for...