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AN ACT relating to governmental administration; creating and setting forth the duties of the Security Operations Center within the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor; creating the Account for the Security Operations Center and prescribing the use of money in the Account; requiring the Security Operations Center to prepare an annual report that assesses the effectiveness of the Security Operations Center; establishing the Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline Program; revising the purpose of the Office; authorizing the board of trustees of a school district to use the services and equipment of the Office; making various other changes relating to the cybersecurity of governmental entities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to governmental administration; creating and setting forth the duties of the Security Operations Center within the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor; creating the Account for the Security Operations Center and prescribing the use of money in the Account; requiring the Security Operations Center to prepare an annual report that assesses the effectiveness of the Security Operations Center; establishing the Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline Program; revising the purpose of the Office; authorizing the board of trustees of a school district to use the services and equipment of the Office; making various other changes relating to the cybersecurity of governmental entities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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AN ACT relating to governmental administration; creating and setting forth the duties of the Security Operations Center
Existing law provides that the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor is composed of: (1) the Administration Unit; (2) the Client Services Unit; (3) the Computing Services Unit; (4) the Network Services Unit, including a Network Transportation Services Group and a Telecommunications Group; (5) the Office of Information Security; and (6) certain other units, groups, divisions or departments deemed necessary by the Chief Information Officer. (NRS 242.080) Section 12 of this bill creates the Security Operations Center in the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Existing law: (1) requires the Office to provide certain state agencies and elected officers with all their required design of information systems; (2) authorizes certain other state agencies to negotiate with the Office for its services or the use of its equipment; and (3) authorizes, upon request, the Office to provide certain services to state agencies not under the control of the Governor and local governmental agencies. (NRS 242.131, 242.141) Section 15 of this bill requires the Security Operations Center to provide certain state agencies and elected officers with cybersecurity services, including real-time monitoring of cyberinfrastructure, threat mitigation, incident response and cybersecurity enforcement. Sections 15 and 24 of this bill reorganize provisions that authorize certain state agencies and local governmental agencies to use the equipment and services of the Office.
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