Virgin Islands Government Needs More Cybersecurity Investment
Virgin Islands CIO Rupert Ross has told legislators the time is now for the U.S. territory to invest more in cybersecurity staff and resources. Multiple territory departments have been hacked in recent years.
July 16, 2021 •
Shutterstock (TNS) The Virgin Islands government needs to invest more resources in cybersecurity to brunt an ongoing threat to computer systems vulnerable to ongoing attacks, according to testimony this week in the Senate s Committee on Housing, Transportation, and Telecommunications.
Bureau of Information Technology Director and Chief Information Officer Rupert Ross said the department has 19 employees territorywide, and they need to add more capacity as it relates to cybersecurity, as it relates to network operations as well.
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Also on Monday, July 12, two members of the committee were reelected to leadership positions. 6:49 pm, Jul. 12, 2021 ×
Grand Forks City Hall, 255 N. 4th St. Sam Easter / Grand Forks Herald
Members of the Grand Forks Growth Fund Committee reelected two members to committee leadership positions, then made additional adjustments to a business loan program that enables the city’s economic development wing to take an ownership stake in startup companies.
Committee members on Monday, July 12, reelected Bret Weber, a City Council member, and Jonathan Holth, a local businessman, to serve as chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the Growth Fund. After that, the committee worked out details on how the Jobs Development Authority can convert a startup loan for tech companies into an equity stake, if the company proves successful. The committee then entered into such an agreement with a drone company named First-i.