Providing Cybersecurity Assessments for Local Governments
The Indiana Office of Technology (IoT) has announced a partnership with Purdue and Indiana universities to provide at least 342 state-paid cybersecurity assessments over the next four years for local government.
What's Next: Purdue is the lead assessor and will soon begin recruiting geographically and size diverse cities, counties and towns.
- What Gov. Holcomb is saying: “Indiana is home to some of the most highly-regarded universities in the world and through a partnership we will be able to utilize their skills and talent to assess and secure potential vulnerabilities across all sections of government. This is a collaboration that brings together research, technologies and the experts necessary to quickly assess and adapt necessary cybersecurity measures for a safer tomorrow.”
The project accomplishes three primary goals:
1) Inform the state’s local government cybersecurity policy and strategy,
2) Inform local cybersecurity priorities,
3) Improve the overall security posture of Indiana.
The project team will be led and resourced by a joint Purdue cyberTAP and IU CACR team of approximately 10 people covering the requisite range of cybersecurity subject matter expertise, assessment development and execution experience, program/project management expertise, and resources to coordinate recruiting. While professional staff leads the assessments, students will also have opportunities to participate in the project.
Interested in a free assessment?: https://in.accessgov.com/cybersecurity/Forms/Page/cybersecurity/assessment/0
Read the full announcement here: https://on.in.gov/yl3ci
Media coverage:
- https://statescoop.com/indiana-cyber-assessments-universities/
- https://www.govtech.com/security/indiana-it-higher-ed-partner-on-municipal-cyber-evaluations
- https://ibj.com/articles/state-office-of-technology-teams-up-with-purdue-iu-for-government-cybersecurity-program (Login required)
To learn more about local government services IOT provides, click here: https://www.in.gov/iot/local-government-services/
