3 Ways The Los Angeles Cyber Center is a Model for Cities

What standards did Los Angeles use in crafting its Cyber Center? Federal Government and industry Standards

The key to the city Cyber Center?  integrated strategic operations center

What does the integrated strategic operations center do? 

•  “processes cyber threat information from the Homeland Security Department, the FBI and various private sector and non-profit sources and feeds it out to its member operations centers and to city departments”

How does this help unify cyber protections in Los Angeles?  Prior to the cyber center the city’s IT office, the Water and Power Department, the Port of Los Angeles and Los Angeles International Airport did not communicate regularly on cybersecurity. Now each is on the same page.

Are other cities taking note? Yes, Chicago, Las Vegas and New York have visited to learn more

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