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State IT office seeks $10 million cybersecurity and resilience fund, warns of legacy hardware risks
Summary
The Office of Information Technology Services told the committee it needs a new cybersecurity and IT resilience fund, a $10 million initial cash transfer and additional operating authority to replace legacy hardware, support enterprise security improvements and complete phase 5 consolidation that adds personnel from state agencies.
The Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) asked the Joint Finance-Preparation Committee to authorize a new cybersecurity and IT resilience fund and an initial $10 million cash transfer to shore up enterprise security, replace legacy hardware and support consolidation of agency IT staff.
Christopher LaHosa, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, summarized the agency’s multi-year consolidation of IT staff across executive-branch agencies and then Alberto Gonzales, ITS administrator, described the cybersecurity rationale behind the request.
Why it matters: ITS is centralizing IT operations and security for most state agencies. ITS officials argued that legacy hardware and fragmented purchasing create systemic security risks and that centralized funding will allow state-level prioritization and bulk purchasing to…
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