because of the proximity to Virginia’s “Data Center Alley” of more than 70 data centers. Top tech firms also have a presence in D.C. among the 10 economies in which tech is a critical component.)Īccess to policymakers is “important as tech becomes a societal issue, requiring more understanding from leadership to create laws that keep up with the rate of change in technology,” according to CIO Dive. (The company changed its ranking system in 2018, ranking D.C. third on its list of the top 25 tech cities. “A dominating hub for life sciences and government, Washington, D.C., also serves as a significant outpost for tech companies seeking proximity to policymakers as well as for burgeoning cybersecurity investment,” according to real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield’s Tech Cities 1.0 report (2017), which ranked D.C.
NYC has 30 companies with world or local headquarters in the Cybersecurity 500 index, including Booz Allen, Deloitte, Accenture and CA Technologies.Īs with neighboring Maryland, the nation’s capital and surrounding suburbs have emerged as a cybersecurity hub. Corporations including Goldman Sachs and PwC are advising or assisting with Cyber NYC’s training and hiring. The project is a partnership that includes Israeli venture capital funds, several private-sector companies, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation.Ĭyber NYC is expected to create a Global Cyber Center in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood a SoHo cybersecurity innovation hub and an academic cyber partnership with the likes of Columbia University and NYU, the Times reports. Announced in November 2018, Cyber NYC is “among the nation’s most ambitious cybersecurity initiatives” and is designed to transform the city into a global cybersecurity hub over the next decade, according to The New York Times. "With New York being the financial capital of the world, cybersecurity touches businesses from startups to the Fortune 500, pushing New York to establish first-in-the-nation cybersecurity regulations,” explains Verizon Ventures of NYC’s ambitions.Ĭase in point: Cyber NYC. and often global center of so many worlds - finance, theater, retail and if ambitions pan out, cybersecurity.
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