OCS News & Information

The CISO's Desk

  • Whole of State Cybersecurity (September 2023): In a Whole-of-State strategy, the state government collaborates with smaller local governmental organizations to ensure everyone is protected from threats. As part of this collaboration, state governments share training, threat intelligence, tooling, and other resources with municipalities and other local organizations to strengthen cyber defenses ... (Read more)
  • The Journey to Risk-Informed Compliance (August 2023): Many state agency leaders subject to OCIO 141.10 compliance requirements wonder how to apply risk assessment outcomes to their security practices. Compliance and risk management are essential tools for reducing the impact of threats. Organizations can achieve mission objectives and security by integrating these tools into a holistic framework ... (Read More)

Cyber Hygiene Tips

  • One Big Leap to Protect Your Information: There are many ways to protect important personal information including using strong passwords, freezing your credit, and being careful what you post on social media. There is one safeguard, however, that has become indispensable in today's world - multifactor authentication (MFA), also sometimes referred to as two-factor authentication ... (Read More)