Anatomy of an "Aggressive" Cybersecurity Measure by the Razorbacks

Where: Arkansas

The legislation: Senate Bill 632 (2019 | AR)

What does SB632 do?

• Creates the Cyber Initiative
• Housed within the Economic Development Commission
• mitigate the cyber-risks to Arkansas
• increase education relative to threats and defense
• provide the public and private sectors with threat assessments and other intelligence
• foster growth and development around tech, IT and defense
• create a “cyber alliance” made up of partnerships with a variety of insitutitions like “universities, colleges, government agencies and the private business sector

Partners include:

• the Forge Institute
• Department of Homeland Security, the Arkansas National Guard, Walmart and the University of Arkansas Little Rock via Forge’s American Cyber Alliance

Government Technology | Aggressive Initiative to Shore Up Cybersecurity in Arkansas