Cyber Security in New Jersey State Government Alfonsina Comune, COS/CISO, OIT
Agenda Cyber Security Business Problems OIT Solutions Planning Technology
Business Problems With >1000 daily suspicious events being detected, ongoing concern over hacking & other cyber crimes More frequent and potentially damaging virus attacks For enterprise (Statewide) e-mail, >15,000/day, 99%+ cleaned automatically For OIT desktop Web, >50/month, 99% cleaned automatically Currently over 60% of e-mail to OIT is Spam Spyware is another significant, though unquantified threat
OIT Solutions – Planning Vulnerabilities Acceptable Risk Information Add Controls Operate, Maintain, Monitor, and Train Risk Assessment Threats Technical Controls Non-Technical Controls Unacceptable Risk Information Security Program Commitment Oversight Documented Policies Lifecycle security view Risk Management Establish Requirements Build to Design Design to Requirements Test to Requirements Operate & Maintain
OIT Solutions – Technology Vulnerability Assessment and Management Intrusion Detection and Prevention Virus Scanning Spam Filtering Web Filtering Agency Isolation Identity Management
OIT Solutions – Technology Virus Scanning Enterprise (State e-mail gateway) Inter-departmental OIT internal Spam Filtering Enterprise Website Filtering Public Tier Internet User Browser Based Secure Tier Core Tier
OIT Solutions – Technology Partnerships Intra-state with Department of Law and Public Safety Inter-state with nine states, three cities, the U.S. Army, and Monmouth University
Summary Through a combination of planning and technology, OIT and the State of New Jersey are addressing cyber security threats today, and with the help of partners in government, industry, and academia, will improve our effectiveness in the future.