Utah to Train Employees on Cybersecurity Best Practices

An underwhelming number of states have created cybersecurity plans, implemented cybersecurity training programs, or otherwise stopped to assess what threats may emerge in our interconnected world. Fortunately, Utah is one of the few taking proactive steps to enhance its cyber resilience. 

Last year, Utah directed the State Auditor to investigate both its data collection and protection, and its cybersecurity preparedness. The results were dismal, as we’ve written in the past

But instead of sweeping the problem under the rug, Utah took a significant step forward this year by passing HB 239. The bill, sponsored by Representative Carl Albrecht, requires all state employees to undergo cybersecurity training. Of course, this may sound miniscule, but when considering the outsized impact a cyberattack has on critical infrastructure and our most sensitive data, a little goes a long way. 

Moving forward, more work remains. But Utah’s state employee cybersecurity training bill is a positive step forward for all states to follow.

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Caden Rosenbaum

Caden Rosenbaum serves as the senior policy analyst leading the tech and innovation policy portfolio. As an attorney with experience analyzing laws and regulations, as well as advocating for substantive reform, his work contributed to the passage of the nation’s first portable benefit law, allowing companies to offer meaningful work-related benefits to gig workers in Utah. Caden’s diverse background in technology, innovation, and workforce policy includes many years working in Washington, DC alongside some of the country’s brightest minds at organizations like TechFreedom and the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University. Caden enjoys spending time with his wife, tending to his strawberry garden, and competing online in VR table tennis matches.

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