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On Friday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly appointed John Godfrey, the state’s former CISO-in-residence, as the state’s new chief information security officer, who will work within the Kansas Information Security Office<\/a> to develop and implement information security strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2021, he served as a member of the governor\u2019s cybersecurity task force, which delivered a report<\/a> to the governor’s office that included 41 recommendations to strengthen the cyber protections throughout state and local government agencies. He also chaired the Kansas Cybersecurity Statewide Coordination and Collaboration Subcommittee<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Godfrey<\/a> also spent a decade working in cybersecurity at Kansas universities, including serving as CISO and associate vice chancellor for information security at the University of Kansas Medical Center for six years and as a senior cybersecurity engineer, systems administrator and information security analyst for five years at Kansas State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJohn Godfrey\u2019s years of experience in information security give him the unique perspective of the challenges we face when providing secure and dependable digital services to Kansans,\u201d Kelly said in a press release. \u201cI look forward to working with him as he builds on our whole-of-state approach to cybersecurity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Godfrey’s appointment comes months after a cyberattack<\/a> in October hobbled the state’s digital court management system, which was restored in mid-December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kansas Supreme Court recently released an order<\/a> reinstating electronic filing requirements in district courts, which had been filing new cases and documents on paper while the e-filing system was down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is an exciting time to join the KISO and advance the strategies put in place by my predecessor,\u201d Godfrey said in the press release<\/a>. \u201cCoordination and collaboration are critical to advancing the cybersecurity posture of Kansas. I look forward to working with this dedicated group of professionals on what\u2019s next for the future of information security.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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