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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of February 6, 2017 ~ 'Raising awareness of cyber preparedness'
February 6, 2017
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ISSUE:
- Cyber Security
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The federal government’s latest Internet Crime Report ranks New York fourth-highest in the nation in the number of internet crimes reported. In conjunction with National Data Privacy Day recently, several state agencies jointly released a list of important safety tips to raise awareness of privacy and data protection issues, as well as to help consumers, businesses, government agencies and other organizations enhance the protection of their online privacy and information.
Senator O'Mara offers his weekly perspective on many of the key challenges and issues facing the Legislature, as well as on legislative actions, local initiatives, state programs and policies, and more. Stop back every Monday for Senator O'Mara's latest column "From the Capitol..."
This week, "Raising awareness of cyber preparedness"
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