The National Association of State Chief Information Officers on Thursday issued guidelines for states to plan for the threat of a cyberattack on critical infrastructure.
“This guide is both a practical implementation document and a call to action for states to develop state cyberdisruption response plans,” said NASCIO President Darryl Ackley. “We’ve provided guidance on how to get started and who needs to be engaged. Further, we see this first version as one that will be further developed with input from the states and other stakeholders.”
Meanwhile, California is working on a statewide cyber-response plan to prepare for the possibility of an attack on the state’s infrastructure. The Office of Emergency Services has been working on a plan since Gov. Jerry Brown in 2013 created a task force to address cybersecurity threats, but it is unknown when the document will be finalized.
On Tuesday, legislation moved forward to put a six-month time frame for California's cyberincident response planning. Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, told the privacy committee that the bill, AB 1841, would also eventually require state agencies to report to OES on how they're adhering to cybersecurity preparedness standards.
Read the NASCIO report here.
