Colorado Governor Announces Cybersecurity Initiative, Intelligence Center Plans

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) unveiled a cybersecurity initiative, in his state of the state address Thursday. The state has crystalized plans to create the National Cybersecurity Intelligence Center in Colorado, he said. "This center can be the country’s foremost authority on cybersecurity research and development, training and education," Hickenlooper said. "It will provide real time response capability for businesses to detect, prevent, remediate and recover from threats and hacks." The governor is proposing to build the center in Colorado Springs because the region has a concentration of assets, private sector interest and connection to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs cybersecurity program, he said.