Virginia’s revenue stream has been significantly affected as well, which will make this year’s legislative session particularly challenging. The broader context to bear in mind, though, is that the state generally fared better than the rest of the nation prior to and during the most recent recession.
As a proactive approach, it also issues security guidelines and acts as a national repository of, and a referral agency for, cyber intrusions. It also analyses the trends and patterns of intrusion activity and, as a response, it aids the users to prevent recurrences of similar incidents. IDRBT has been nominated as the sectoral CERT for banking and financial sector.