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NASCIO 2025: How State Leaders Are Approaching Critical Infrastructure Protections
Texas was one of many states directly impacted by cybercrime campaigns against critical infrastructure over the past few years.
During NASCIO 2025, state CIOs and CISOs underscored what’s at stake when protecting CI, and emphasized the importance of whole-of-state cybersecurity, next-generation security tools and ongoing cybersecurity training.
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Participants
Mike Watson, CISO, Virginia
Amanda Crawford, Executive Director, Texas Department of Information Resources, and Texas CIO
J.R. Sloan, CIO, Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology
Mark Raymond, CIO, Connecticut
Video Highlights
- The newly created Texas Cyber Command expands the state’s authority to protect critical infrastructure.
- Arizona’s Statewide Cyber Readiness Program also takes a whole-of-state approach to offer CI security assistance to local entities.
- Next-generation tools and ongoing education and training around cybersecurity will be key, say experts from Connecticut and Virginia.
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