A newly signed West Virginia law seeks to bolster the cybersecurity standards, allocating $4.2 million toward the development of a unified security policy and enterprise service for public agencies.
The Secure WV Act, signed into law last week, creates a new Cybersecurity Office within the Office of Technology that will be responsible for conducting a risk assessment across most state agencies. The office will conclude its assessment by developing a unifying security standard that most state agencies will be subject to.
Chief Technology Officer Joshua Spence said in a statement that the legislation will serve as “a foundational step forward in cybersecurity protection of state information systems and data.”
“By leveraging a risk management approach, the state can ensure cybersecurity resources are applied to that which matters most,” the CTO said.
Spence further described the goal of the…
