Politics & Government
OC Sheriff Don Barnes To Chair Intelligence Commanders Committee For National Association Of Sheriffs
Barnes said he hopes to focus on cyber security after the recent increase of ransomware attacks on corporations.
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes announced Thursday that he’s been selected to chair the intelligence commanders committee for the Major County Sheriffs of America organization.
The committee, according to Barnes, works with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies on a variety of threats the nation faces.
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With the recent spate of ransomware attacks on corporations that have crippled the fuel and meat packing industries, Barnes said he hopes to focus on cyber security. He told a southland news organization that he’s “fortunate enough to be the only sheriff in Southern California with a fusion center, a collaborative homeland security effort of local law enforcement agencies that focuses on terrorist activity, but said there are pressing concerns as well.
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