Local Government Cyber Security Guides Available
These brief, easy-to-read guides are intended to be a practical reference for a non-technical audience. Additional guides will be developed and posted in the future.
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Internet
and Acceptable Use Policy Template
Erasing
Information and Disposal of Electronic Media Guide
Guidelines for
Backing Up Information Guide
Cyber Security Risk Management Guide
After you have reviewed the Getting Started Guide and the Firewall Appendix, we ask for input-particularly from local governments-regarding these documents. This brief, five-minute survey will enable us to gain valuable feedback in order to enhance our education and awareness materials.
Local Government Guide Feedback Survey
Local Government Cyber Security Committee
The risks associated with exposure to cyber dangers know no geographic or governmental boundaries. Threats such as identity theft, worms and viruses, loss of sensitive information and other malicious activity are part of the ever-evolving cyber security threat landscape that we all face. We must be diligent about understanding the risks and taking appropriate steps to mitigate them. Government has a responsibility to its citizens and business partners--both public and private--to safeguard the information with which it is entrusted.
Local governments represent a vast diversity in terms of geography, population and resources. They can range from those with local government representatives who work out of their homes to those which are the size and complexity of some states. Yet no matter what the size or complexity of the local government, we are all connected to one another and face the same threats.
It is in the best interest of all to work together to build better communication to help detect, protect, respond and recover effectively.
To that end, the Local Government Cyber Security Committee (Committee) was established to help identify the cyber security challenges facing localities and work toward solutions. This Committee, which is voluntary and collaborative, comprises individuals representing towns, counties, cities, and school boards along with a mix of state government representatives. The Committee, which operates under the auspices of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center meets monthly and is developing the plan for national cyber security outreach efforts to local governments.
One of the Committee’s first priority projects was the development of a cyber security education and awareness resource for localities on addressing information security challenges. The Local
Government Information Security: Getting Started Guide is a brief, practical reference intended for smaller entities that may not have the technology or information security expertise of other entities and therefore need a basic “how to get started” resource. The Guide provides a general overview of issues, and is particularly helpful for increasing the information security awareness level of those local government staff in non-technical positions (such as elected officials and administrators).
The Guide is supplemented by a series of appendices which cover specific topics in more depth. The first release in its appendices is the Beginners Guide to Firewalls
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