By Jerome Tuaño
Intercity Transit now has a formal cybersecurity plan, its chief information officer, Jason Aguero, reported to its board of directors on Wednesday, March 3.
According to the new policy, IT would allocate resources for cybersecurity, promote cybersecurity awareness among employees, and integrate cybersecurity into the job responsibilities of all employees. IT would also hold all employees accountable for the appropriate use of information systems and ensure that vendor supply chains also comply with cybersecurity standards.
The policy was signed by former General Manager Ann Freeman-Manzanares on February 15, 2023. Before the document was formally adopted, it underwent two years of reviews and edits.
The document was first drafted by in March 2021. The document also underwent legal review, which was completed in May 2022, before IT’s senior management team conducted its review, which was finalized in January this year.
With a cybersecurity plan in place, IT is now looking to implement a cybersecurity standards document, which Aguero explained would detail how they would implement their cybersecurity plan.
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