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A group of statewide chief information officers said Thursday that they aren’t confident in the cybersecurity capabilities of their states’ local governments, but helping them improve is a top priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pressed by National Association of State Chief Information Officers Executive Director Doug Robinson during a panel discussion at the annual Michigan Cyber Summit if they believed their respective local partners are up to the challenge, the four CIOs \u2014 representing Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia \u2014 offered a unanimous: “No.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They all chalked that up to the still-limited interaction state-level IT agencies have with local governments, even as other relationships between states and localities grow stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Indiana had a very limited interaction between state and local levels,” Indiana CIO Tracy Barnes said. “When I came in, I said at a minimum we need to know who they are. We\u2019re all citizens. Additionally, every one of them is connected to my backbone. They\u2019re all getting services from the state.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barnes said he embarked on a 92-county tour of Indiana, drawing on his past as a political aide to the state’s lieutenant governor. With that tour wrapping up, the Indiana Office of Technology announced earlier this month it’s going to partner with Indiana University and Purdue University<\/a> to conduct risk assessments of all 342 of Indiana’s municipal governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If state of Indiana and IU and Purdue can come together, that\u2019s the kind of story that gets the minds thinking,” he said. “It’s about the trust we have to build for them to see us as partners, not Big Brother, not as their boss so we don\u2019t have to go through legislation and mandates.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ohio CIO Katrina Flory replied that she shared news about Barnes’ university partnerships with some of her colleagues, as her office also doesn’t have much contact with local authorities. The Ohio Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management Agency, though, are involved with cyber incident response, as is the Ohio Cyber Reserve, a volunteer group run out of the state National Guard. Flory also said upcoming federal funding could bring her closer to the locals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I think the cyber grants<\/a> that came out is a great opportunity for us to re-evaluate what our relationship is,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like the other state CIOs on stage, Michigan’s Laura Clark said she, too, does not provide direct services to local governments, though she said her office has been able to advance its outreach through tabletop exercises and bringing in outside expert to consult on major incidents, like the 2020 SolarWinds<\/a> breach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It\u2019s not the state just talking,” Clark said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget’s efforts were not unnoticed by the local CIOs on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The biggest thing I look for is that partner,” said Detroit CIO Art Thompson. “Not that the state comes in and rescues me, but they\u2019re at least the sounding board. If I need to know who to call, Laura\u2019s got their number. I think Michigan does a fantastic job of collaboration that we\u2019re all in the loop.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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