What Whole-of-State Cybersecurity Looks Like in Maine

Maine’s whole-of-state cybersecurity strategy is focused on the edge.

That means cities, schools and other organizations where users need to be protected online but may not be able to afford top-of-the-line cybersecurity systems.

“It’s that first line of defense for any network,” said Maine CISO Charlie Rote at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Annual Conference in September.

Maine has leaned on the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program to fund its efforts, which Rote explained focus a lot on education and training.

We're predominantly leveraging the state and local grant program, so we've developed our planning committee, we've written our security plan.