A few years ago, the case for robust cyberprotection was hard for public-sector technology officials to make. Competing priorities, budget constraints and a lack of awareness of cyberthreats on the part of policymakers limited investments in cybersecurity.
At the annual National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) conference this week in San Diego, Government Technology, Techwire's sister publication, asked state chief information officers — including California CIO Amy Tong, director of the Department of Technology — what the funding picture looks like now when it comes to cybersecurity.
Tong said she sees room for improvement when it comes to how the nation's most populous state approaches cybersecurity. She's focused on working with agencies to adopt a more proactive security stance, funding security "as a preventative cost."
Tong elaborated in a video interview:
Video: CIO Tong Talks at NASCIO About Cybersecurity
California state CIO Amy Tong says she's working with state agencies to adopt a more proactive stance when it comes to cybersecurity, seeing the funding "as a preventative cost."
