The Technology Association of Oregon will use the funds to hire an executive director and kick off the state-sponsored “Center for Cyber Excellence.”
The Technology Association of Oregon will use the funds to hire an executive director and kick off the state-sponsored “Center for Cyber Excellence.”
TAO had originally sought $5.3 million in initial funding for the center, but board member David Childers said it ratcheted that back after concluding it made sense to begin more slowly, establishing operations and evaluating work already underway in the state. Backers may still come back and ask for the full sum in two years, he said.
The project’s supporters say Oregon employers need cyber expertise and access to current research to protect their businesses from hacking, piracy and online scams. Additionally, they say that businesses specializing in the field need educated workers.
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