U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski said Maryland is looking to leverage its assets to grow as a cybersecurity hub.

Maryland must align its universities, public resources and private-sector companies to further its goal of being the “epicenter of cybersecurity,” Gov. Martin O’Malley said Tuesday. As cyber threats continue to grow and the urgency of attacks become more well known, Maryland is in a position to grow its economy as a hub for cybersecurity, O’Malley said at the opening session of the CyberMaryland 2012 conference in Baltimore.

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