New York's cyber chief on keeping cities and states safe from cyberattacks

Recorded Future News interviews New York State Chief Cyber Officer Colin Ahern about the evolution of cyber threats and New York’s approach to resilience, highlighting fundamentals (patching, MFA, logging), shared services like endpoint detection and attack surface management for local governments, and a regulatory push spanning financial services (DFS), energy distribution (PSC), and hospital systems (Department of Health). Ahern emphasizes close coordination across state agencies, fusion centers, federal partners, and the private sector, bipartisan collaboration on CIRCIA, and preparing for catastrophic risks to critical infrastructure, while noting optimism driven by state leadership and K-12 computer science/cyber education initiatives.