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COMMITTEES   |   Security & Privacy Committee

About the Committee

2008 Committee Charge:
To preserve the states’ ability to serve citizens, State CIOs must help protect the state IT infrastructure and preserve the privacy of personal as well as sensitive information within it. The Committee will focus on the intersection between security and privacy to help State CIOs formulate high-level security and data protection policies and technical controls to secure the states’ information systems and protect the privacy of personal and sensitive information within them. The Committee will also monitor new security and privacy threats created by emerging technologies and will monitor federal privacy and security legislation for collateral impact on the states. This Committee fulfills goals identified in NASCIO’s Strategic Plan including strengthening State CIOs’ awareness of important IT issues and promoting the sharing of best practices, experiences and expertise.

The Committee recently produced a nine-minute persuasional video to assist State CIOs and others in communicating the importance of IT security to state elected and appointed officials. The video is entitled “At Risk! Securing Government in a Digital World” and is available on the NASCIO website for viewing or ordering your free DVD copy.

Potential topics to be addressed include but are not limited to:

• Promoting a Better Understanding of the CIO’s Role in Citizen Privacy Protection.
• Enhancing Enterprise Data Protection
• Improving the States’ Overall Information Security Framework
• Improving the Security of Mobile Devices and Data Residing on Them

Committee Roster