Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new statewide cybersecurity plan at NYU Tandon on Aug. 8.
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Governor Kathy Hochul joined with security leaders at New York University Tandon School of Engineering in Downtown Brooklyn to announce the first statewide cybersecurity plan to protect New York’s digital infrastructure on Aug. 8.
The plan outlines how the state will protect critical data, networks, and technology systems against cyber threats — securing both New Yorkers’ personal information and government data and operations.
“Our interconnected world demands an interconnected defense leveraging every resource available,” Hochul said in a statement. “This strategy sets forth a nation-leading blueprint to ensure New York State stands ready and resilient in the face of cyber threats.”
The plan is defined by three main principles: unification, resilience, and overall preparedness. Cyber security is a “team sport,” Hochul said, and by expanding access to existing cybersecurity resources, enhancing existing regulations and requirements, and providing guidance to everyday New Yorkers, she hopes to shore up the entire state’s digital safety.
“We’re not naive to the threats any longer, we can’t say we didn’t know what’s coming, we’ve now seen enough, we know enough,” the governor said. “In New York, we’re preparing to succeed, not fail.”
The strategy is backed by $600 million in funding, including a historic $90 million investment for cybersecurity in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget.
Last year, Federal Bureau of Investigation estimated more than 25,000 New Yorkers fell victim to cyber crimes, according to Hochul’s office. In the 2020 Internet Crime Report, the FBI reported 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime which was an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019 — and victims of internet crime lost more than $4.2 billion.
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