PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has established a Homeland Security Advisory Board to advise her on matters of security and specifically cybersecurity.
The seven-member board will work with Mike Steinmetz, the state’s new cybersecurity officer, as well as the State Police, Emergency Management Agency, National Guard and Division of Information Technology to monitor the state’s progress in adopting recommendations made by a now-defunct Cybersecurity Commission.
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Raimondo created the new advisory panel Thursday by executive order, which also simultaneously dissolved the former commission, which she established in 2015. It last met 18 months ago.
The panel will consider the former commission recommendations, including the following: develop a comprehensive statewide strategy to secure the state from universal and localized threats, with a focus on executive branch cybersecurity, skills training, risk management and technology deployment. And upgrade the state’s existing Cyber Disruption Team to create a unified cybersecurity response, information sharing, outreach and training for Rhode Island constituencies.
The advisory board is expected to meet at least twice this year and will issue a report evaluating Rhode Island’s cybersecurity plan by December. Membership of the board has not yet been determined.
Mary MacDonald is a staff writer for the PBN.
