From: Gazette.net
Officials say project could establish Montgomery as industry leader
A cybersecurity center that Montgomery County officials have hailed as a new step in Montgomery County’s economic future is one step closer to reality after a ceremony Tuesday in Annapolis.
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) joined Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) and Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D) of Baltimore to sign an agreement that will help solidify the county’s plans to build the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Rockville.
Cybersecurity is a sector with a huge upside for future employment in the county, Leggett told The Gazette Tuesday.
Montgomery historically has been on the cutting edge of economic and technical challenges, and the center provides a chance for the county to be a leader in the cybersecurity industry as well, he said.
Mikulski and O’Malley both praised the role the center could help play in the state’s economy.
“We want Maryland to be the epicenter for cybersecurity in the United States,” Mikulski told Capital News Service.
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