Local Governments Asking for State Funding Help for Cybersecurity

A bill moving through the Minnesota House looks to help local communities bolster their cybersecurity through a new grant program.

Graham Berg-Moberg is with the Minnesota Association of Townships….

We are collecting things like W2s, W4s, Social Security numbers. We do not have a whole lot of infrastructure in place presently to protect that sort of thing given the way the world is working, the increased pressure of online only reporting systems, we would expect more townships to become vulnerable to cyber security over time.”

The program would draw $20 million from the state’s General Fund. The bill was laid over for inclusion in a possible omnibus bill.

(content: courtesy MNN)

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