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WVU proposes statewide Cyber Resilience Resource Center; presenters urge "safe-harbor" incentive law
Summary
A West Virginia University presidential fellow summarized a $1.5 million Appalachian Regional Commission grant to create a Cyber Resilience Resource Center that will provide free help to businesses and urged the Legislature to consider a cybersecurity "safe harbor" law to incentivize adoption of best practices.
Azeem Khan, a presidential fellow at West Virginia University, told the Joint Judiciary Committee that a new Cyber Resilience Resource Center (CRRC) backed by a $1,500,000 Appalachian Regional Commission grant will give free, hands-on cybersecurity assistance to West Virginia businesses and provide paid fellowships for students across the state's 55 counties.
"The Cyber Resilience Resource Center was created as a result of a $1,500,000 grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission. It will provide free and direct assistance to West Virginia businesses attempting to improve their organization's best practices," Khan said. He said the center will use faculty and student talent at WVU plus outside experts to offer consulting, strategic guidance and technical services with special emphasis on small- and medium-sized businesses and critical infrastructure.
Khan urged the committee to consider adopting a…
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