SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California could take cyber-security preparedness to a new level — state officials are considering adding cyber-readiness to the state emergency plan alongside other disasters that could endanger citizens and infrastructure. Keith Parker, acting chief information security officer for California’s Office of Information Security, did not mention any barriers to completion, but said the process, which involves his office working with the state’s Emergency Management Agency, could take a while.
“We’ll be the first in the nation if we can mature this to fruition,” Parker said.
Parker announced this and other state business during a seminar on Tuesday, May 10, at the Government Technology Conference West, an annual event hosted by e.Republic Inc.,
Government Technology magazine’s parent company.
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Hilton Collins is a former staff writer for Government Technology and Emergency Management magazines.
