On April 20, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announced the formation of the Indiana Executive Council on Cybersecurity (Cybersecurity Council). The council, formed by executive order, is a 23-member partnership between public and private organizations across the state, all seeking to keep the state safe from online threats. It is designed to cooperate across institutional boundaries and follow the dictates of another creation of the same executive order: a cybersecurity strategic framework document.
“Online interaction is vital to nearly every aspect of our economy, including utilities and financial sectors,” Pence said. “While risk can never be completely eliminated, Indiana will employ all available tools to manage cyber threats.”
John Hill, the governor’s chief of staff for public safety, will lead the effort as state cybersecurity coordinator, while David Kane, executive director of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, will chair the Cybersecurity Council. The council will be filled with subject-matter experts from a diverse array of disciplines, said John Erickson, director of public information for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
“We consulted the private sector heavily,” Erickson told Government Technology. “They were very interested in partnership of this type and we took a look comprehensively at areas that had exposure, such as the financial sector, health care, [transportation, education, research, transportation and] software developers, and moved forward accordingly.” For the full article click here
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