A new unit to handle cybersecurity in Mississippi is in place and has its first director.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety on Friday said the Mississippi Cyber Unit, a component of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, will be the state’s centralized cybersecurity threat information, mitigation and incident reporting and response center.
The department named Bobby Freeman as its first cybersecurity director.
“The ability to provide a trustworthy and stable cyber environment is vital to the success of Mississippi,” the department said in a news release.
The unit will focus…
