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State workers more engaged with security since pandemic, CISOs say

StateScoop: October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, one of those bureaucratic observances that looks good on an organizational calendar, yet is only as effective as people allow it to be. But in an environment in which working from home is the new normal, state employees have actually become more aware about cybersecurity, two statewide chief information security officers said during a webcast Thursday.

Speaking during a Scoop News Group event about post-pandemic IT, Colorado CISO Deborah Blyth said that her team, even with everyone working remotely, has become more engaged with other state agencies, especially those involved in rolling out new digital government services.

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