Cybersecurity Command Center Opens In New York

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 22: (AUDIO OMITTED) A plaque shows the New York State motto "Excelsior - E Pluribus Unum" as New York Governor Kathy Hochul unveils a Joint Cybersecurity Operations Center in Brooklyn on February 22, 2022 in New York City. New York Governor Kathy Hochul holds a press conference at 11 Metrotech Center in downtown Brooklyn, New York City, to announce the first-of-its-kind Cybersecurity Command Center to combat cyber threats and oversee threats across the state and serving as the center for joint local, state & federal cyber efforts. Governor Kathy Hochul emphasized that in light of the recent crisis in Ukraine and international sanctions against Russia, the possibility of cyber-attacks from Russian sources increases. Governor Hochul was joined by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Mayor of the City of Albany Kathy Sheehan, Mayor of Yonkers Mike Spano, and the Commissioner for the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (NYSDHSES), Jacqueline “Jackie” Bray. (Footage by Tomas Abad/Getty Images)