Area municipalities and school districts will share in the $9 million going to improve cybersecurity across the state.
Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday that the funding, from the federal State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, will support the delivery of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) hard tokens to counties, municipalities, school districts, and public authorities across New York. MFA makes it more difficult for cyberattackers to gain access to private accounts by requiring two or more proofs of identity.
“Cyber threats are everywhere and with the important role technology plays in our day-to-day lives, it is crucial that organizations have the resources they need to keep themselves safe,” Governor Hochul said. “These tokens will go a long way in supporting our partners and making our state safer overall. We will not wait for an attack to expose vulnerabilities – we are acting now to strengthen our defenses across the state.”
A list of area awardees, listed by county, can be found below:
Cayuga
Cayuga County
Town of Scipio
Auburn Enlarged City School District
Seneca
South Seneca Central School District
Town of Romulus
Steuben
Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District
Town of Hornby
Town of Lindley
Tompkins
Ithaca City School District
Lansing Central School District
Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES
Town of Ithaca
Wayne
Newark Central High School
Yates
Village of Dundee
Funding was made possible through the Combined FY 2022 and FY 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, administered through FEMA and the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
