Yesterday afternoon, North Carolina CIO James Weaver named Rob Main state chief risk officer, adding to the state’s Department of Information Technology leadership team.
In June, Main was named interim state chief risk officer after serving as deputy state chief risk officer for two years.
In his newly minted role, he will develop, deliver and maintain cybersecurity programs that safeguard North Carolina’s information and support infrastructure.
“I am looking forward to the opportunity to strengthen our partnerships with state agencies, local governments and academic institutions in providing enterprise security and risk management capabilities in the right place at the right time,” Main said via email.
He also expressed his plans to address three key concepts as chief risk officer.
The first concept is strengthening the whole-of-state approach to cybersecurity by continuing to build upon the work of the Joint Cybersecurity Task Force in providing proactive and reactive defense capabilities.
The second concept involves increasing the cyber maturity of the state by aligning strategies to strategic business…
