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Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence seeks more funding and warns rural counties are most vulnerable ahead of elections
Summary
The Center reported growing activity and external funding but said current biennial allocations fall short of needs; the director requested permission to repurpose $250,000 in local‑grant funds for pilot election security assessments and urged additional funding to expand workforce and assessment work, particularly in rural counties.
The director of the Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence told the Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology that the center has stood up significant programs but needs additional funding to meet its mandate and address urgent election security gaps.
Max Spaden (identified in the record as director of the center) said the center — a three‑university collaboration created by House Bill 2049 in 2023 — has established training, a teaching security operations…
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