“Without empowering legislation, the extremely important work of cybersecurity governance will become distracted by changing political winds.”ĮXPANDING THE GOVERNMENT’S CYBER STRENGTH “It is highly recommended that the authority, responsibility and accountability of this governance body be codified by legislative action into law,” the report states. Report authors also expressed concern that future administrations could easily undo progress by revoking the executive order behind the task force and urged long-lasting legislative action. One recommendation calls for maintaining the task force for another year while Kansas establishes an official governance model for whole-of-state cybersecurity. The interim report makes clear that the task force sees more work ahead to make its proposed improvements stick. The Kansas team also turned to the National Governors Association for insights into its peers’ cybersecurity efforts to inform its own proposals. Kansas isn’t alone in turning a task force on the problem of cybersecurity, with Idaho currently in the midst of similar efforts. State CISO Jeff Maxon and city of Wichita CIO Mike Mayta chair the task force, whose 15 members includes an array of voices from county and municipal government, critical infrastructure, emergency management and other areas. The task force is accepting feedback at which will help the team expand on its recommendations and add additional ones.
The report reflects the insights of public- and private-sector members and various experts and stakeholders with whom they convened and focuses on four central areas: statewide coordination and collaboration, workforce development and education, cyber incident and disruption response, and strategic vision and planning. 5, with the document becoming public on Oct. Laura Kelly convened it in July 2021 and it delivered its interim report to her on Oct. The task force has been meeting regularly since Gov. The team’s slate of 45 near- and long-term recommendations aim to reduce workforce gaps, develop a robust incident response plan and improve communication and collaboration among state and local governments, private partners and residents. Kansas’ Cybersecurity Task Force released the initial draft of a plan for achieving a strong, whole-of-state cybersecurity approach.
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