Local businesses and nonprofits lose money to hackers every year, and three Sandoval County-area legislators want to talk about what state law should do about it. Reps. Kathleen Cates and Joshua Hernandez and Sen. Jay Block join a bipartisan panel of lawmakers July 24 for a forum examining cybersecurity’s grip on New Mexico’s economy.
The Cybersecurity Legislative Symposium runs 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the New Mexico Society of CPAs, 3400 Menaul Blvd. NE in Albuquerque, according to a press release and event flyer from host SecureNM. Cates, who represents Sandoval County, is organizing the panel, which also includes Sen. Heather Berghmans, Rep. Michelle Abeyta and Sen. Angel Charlie…