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Minnesota IT Services urges continued investment in cybersecurity and cloud modernization at committee hearing
Summary
Minnesota IT Services Commissioner Tarek Tomes told the House State Government Finance and Policy Committee on Feb. 25 that MNIT supports more than 41,000 state employees, manages roughly 2,700 line‑of‑business applications and handles about 40,000 support incidents per month; he highlighted investments from the technology modernization fund, a "
At the Feb. 25 House State Government Finance and Policy Committee hearing, Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) Commissioner Tarek Tomes outlined the agencys role supporting state technology, cybersecurity and cloud modernization and urged continued legislative support for ongoing investments.
Tomes said MNIT supports "over 41,000 state employees on a ongoing, really 24 by 7 basis," manages roughly 2,700 line‑of‑business applications and typically handles about 40,000 incidents per month. He said MNIT also tracks and responds to cybersecurity incidents and reported more than 5,000 security incidents a year across the state…
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