(BOSTON 3/10/2023) – Senator Michael Moore this week announced that he has been named to the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Task Force on Cybersecurity and Privacy Work Group. The Task Force on Cybersecurity is a group of nearly 40 legislators from 25 states who study the latest cybersecurity threats and digital defense techniques to create policy recommendations, educational materials, and training webinars for legislators across the country to utilize when writing their own cybersecurity policies.
“Every day, our digital infrastructure faces the threat of cyberattacks carried out by criminals from around the globe,” said Senator Michael Moore (D-Millbury). “With the vast majority of modern society relying on the internet and digital systems, it’s more important than ever that states establish comprehensive strategies to prevent cyber criminals from holding essential software ransom, compromising citizens’ data, or sabotaging critical infrastructure. I look forward to collaborating with legislators from across the United States on the NCSL’s Task Force on Cybersecurity and Privacy Work Group to help states better defend themselves against today’s sophisticated cyber criminals.”
While the Task Force on Cybersecurity focuses on cybersecurity issues broadly, the Privacy Work Group is a subcommittee established to examine issues such as consumer data privacy, artificial intelligence, government data use, big tech, and others. This group also makes policy recommendations and informational materials for legislators to use.
The National Conference of State Legislatures is an organization created by and for state legislators and legislative staff. Established in 1975, the NCSL offers bipartisan research, training, and technical assistance to state legislators in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It also works to further interstate collaboration and the exchange of information among state legislators.
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