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Public-sector cybersecurity professionals gathered in Sacramento Thursday for the annual California Cybersecurity Education Summit. Here is a small taste of what we heard.
Military and IT veteran Ed Lacroix will step away from his role as CIO for the California Secretary of State's Office at the close of the month. His 27-year state IT career has touched some of the most important projects in recent memory, and it was never about the paycheck, he told Industry Insider.
State CISO Mike Marshall called on public-sector cybersecurity professionals to redouble their efforts to leverage relationships and foundational practices during the California Cybersecurity Education Summit in Sacramento Thursday.
Several months ago, we heard rumors that Los Angeles County CIO Peter Loo was planning to retire at some point in October. Part of that rumor is now confirmed.
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