3 Ways Data Security = Risk Management for Local Governments.

The good folks at Governing have offered a white paper on local governments and dagta security.

3 Suggestions:

•  Transperancy- Tell Your Constituencies. Spelling out cybersecurity risks and providing information to help public officials fulfill their responsibilities and safeguard their communities
• Clear Local Gov. Policies. Put it in Writing People. CYA.Suggesting strategies for integrating cybersecurity into an organization’s risk management framework, and developing and adapting cybersecurity and cyber disruption response policies and plans
• Work with Private Sector. Discussing the private sector’s role in government cybersecurity efforts; although governments are often leery of collaborating and sharing with third parties, when it comes to cybersecurity, the private sector’s involvement is imperative