Trenton, NJ - Last week, Governor Christie proposed his annual budget for Fiscal Year 2016 and it included additional funding for an improved cyber infrastructure and security. State around the country are investing more and more as questions about efficiency and concerns about cyber threats grow. In fact, last month, the National Governors Association (NGA) Annual Winter Meeting discussed how state governments are responding to cyber attacks and met with the Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. The following is an analysis of the Governor's budget as it relates to cyber security and information technology.
The Governor has proposed the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (OHSP) will create a new Cyber Security Unit. According to the budget report, "The unit will provide subject-matter-expert analysis for OHSP’s threat briefings to augment the number of Suspicious Activity Reporting System (SARS) investigative leads and for OHSP’s Critical Infrastructure Security Team when conducting vulnerability assessments. The Unit will also provide content for the development of training courses for State employees and increased cyber security awareness for the citizens of New Jersey."
The fiscal 2016 budget provides resources to maintain and enhance the State’s information technology infrastructure:
· $26 million to continue the Office of Information Technology’s ongoing data center stabilization and resiliency initiative. This is a multi-year initiative to refresh, modernize and expand the State’s enterprise application hosting capacity and improve data center safety, power and capacity.
· $3 million to enhance the State’s cyber security framework.
· $750,000 to begin planning for New Jersey’s participation in Next Generation 9-1-1.
The report projects an increase of $7.45 million for Cyber Security and IT.
For the complete report: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/omb/publications/16bib/BIB.pdf
The fiscal 2016 budget provides resources to maintain and enhance the State’s information technology infrastructure:
· $26 million to continue the Office of Information Technology’s ongoing data center stabilization and resiliency initiative. This is a multi-year initiative to refresh, modernize and expand the State’s enterprise application hosting capacity and improve data center safety, power and capacity.
· $3 million to enhance the State’s cyber security framework.
· $750,000 to begin planning for New Jersey’s participation in Next Generation 9-1-1.
The report projects an increase of $7.45 million for Cyber Security and IT.
For the complete report: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/omb/publications/16bib/BIB.pdf
