Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a new law requiring state employees to take cyber security training.
It covers such topics as preventing and responding to data breaches, computer viruses, and identity theft. State Secretary of Innovation and Technology Hardik Bhatt said it’s important to safeguard the state’s network from cyber threats.
"We are creating a secure enterprise," he said, "and we are training and we are giving the tools to our employees to understand how to keep everything safe, and they become the first line of defense.
More than 95% of state employees have already gone through the training, and it’s required each year.
