$1 Billion Dollar Grant for SLTT’s and implications for MSPs

In this video, Andrew Burch, Wes, and their guest Karen discuss the federal grants for enhancing cybersecurity in state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments. They emphasize the importance of having a comprehensive cybersecurity plan to qualify for these funds and how the grants aim to raise the overall security maturity across these entities. Karen, the Vice President for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), provides insights into how these funds will be distributed and used to promote best practices and shared services among SLTT governments.

• The federal government has allocated a substantial pool of money over multiple years to support state, local, tribal, and territorial governments in building cybersecurity programs.
• The grant emphasizes a whole-of-community approach, requiring states to involve all levels of government in their cybersecurity planning and building resiliency.
• Managed Service Providers (MSPs) have a critical role in supporting SLTTs with cybersecurity planning and implementation, especially given their expertise and existing relationships with local governments.