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Friday, November 13, 2009
California Plans to Launch Information Security Operations Center
California intends to create a state-of-the-art information security operations center to monitor cyber-threats and protect state and local government networks from attack. The proposal is part of a sweeping five-year plan, released Thursday, Nov. 12 by state Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Mark Weatherford, which is designed to safeguard government data and critical technology resources from increasingly sophisticated cyber-criminals.
In California, we are confronting the challenges in a coordinated and efficient fashion that will increase protections for the citizens and businesses of this state,” said Weatherford, in a statement announcing the plan.
A California First Weatherford’s new statewide information security plan is the first ever developed for California state government, and it represents a significant milestone for the CISO, given the sprawling nature of California state government and the size and independence of its state agencies.
In an interview with Government Technology earlier this year, Weatherford said California state agency CIOs needed an enterprise security strategy to help guide their efforts.