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State cybersecurity chief outlines defenses, staffing needs and ransomware strategy
Summary
Ben Groszgeir, State Chief Information Security Officer, briefed the General Government Subcommittee on Oregon’s cybersecurity posture, describing the enterprise SOC, staffing levels, threats (including AI-assisted attacks), and the need for funding to reach full 24/7 monitoring and other initiatives.
Ben Groszgeir, the State Chief Information Security Officer and Director of Cybersecurity Services in Enterprise Information Services, told the General Government Subcommittee that the state has built multiple defensive capabilities but still has staffing and coverage gaps that need funding.
Groszgeir said Enterprise Information Services’ cybersecurity organization includes about 64 FTEs across six service verticals and that the state security operations center (SOC) has roughly 12 people who “are looking at the glass” during a daytime 12-hour shift. He said the state is working toward fuller 24/7 active monitoring and asked the committee to consider funding for a managed 24/7 service so people — not only automated tools — can triage alerts overnight.
On threats and tactics: Groszgeir described four high-level attacker categories — nation-state…
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