State: Kansas
Details of the new Kansas agency on cybersecurity:
- centralizing cybersecurity operations of state government within a new Cabinet-level agency
- Kansas Information Technology Enterprise Agency.
- $10 M in annual funding just to combat hackers
- Exempts:
- Elected state officials
- Board of Regents’ at Kansas’ colleges and universities
- Will exempt pension systems based on federal investment standards
Kansas House Bills 2331 and 2359 (2017)
Hutchinson News | In effort to shore up cybersecurity, Kansas panel supports formation of agency