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July 10, 2017

New CT cybersecurity strategy includes focus on biz

HBJ PHOTO | Matt Pilon Arthur House, Connecticut's first chief cybersecurity risk officer.

Connecticut’s new cybersecurity strategy, released Monday, outlines principles to protect the state’s businesses, as well as residents, organizations, and government agencies.

The state’s Chief Cybersecurity Risk Officer Arthur House and Chief Information Officer Mark Raymond produced the strategy, a priority of Malloy’s since appointing House to the CRO position last year.

With respect to the business community, the 35-page document addresses critical infrastructure, financial services, insurance and defense. The strategy outlines seven principles that every constituent and state agency should address: leadership, literacy, preparation, response, recovery, communication and verification. A concrete action plan will follow, Malloy said.

While the state cannot regulate all the ways businesses respond to cyber threats, the report states, Connecticut has a vested interest in “maximizing the financial well-being of companies, the safety of their employees and the integrity of their products, and in giving Connecticut businesses a competitive edge.”

Some strategic, industry-specific recommendations for businesses include adopting a communications plan in the finance industry to respond to cyber incidents and organizing statewide forums so insurers can exchange information.

“We have a plan, but we also have a lot of work to do,” House noted. “Cybersecurity is a process, not an end state.”

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