§147-33.110. Statewide security standards

The State Chief Information Officer shall establish a statewide set of standards for information technology security to maximize the functionality, security, and interoperability of the State's distributed information technology assets, including communications and encryption technologies. The State CIO shall review and revise the security standards annually. As part of this function, the State Chief Information Officer shall review periodically existing security standards and practices in place among the various State agencies to determine whether those standards and practices meet statewide security and encryption requirements. The State Chief Information Officer may assume the direct responsibility of providing for the information technology security of any State agency that fails to adhere to security standards adopted under this Article.

(2001-424, s. 15.2(b); 2004-129, ss. 12, 14; 2011-266, s. 1.9(e).)