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About
About
Cybersecurity grant program specifically for state, local, and territorial (SLT) governments to help them strengthen their cyber resilience. Established by the State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act, and part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the SLCGP provides $1 billion in funding over four years to support SLT governments as they develop capabilities to detect, protect against, and respond to cyber threats.
Program Goals
Program Goals
Increase Cyber Risk Initiatives
Increase Cyber Risk Initiatives
Develop policies and tools to assess organization risk
Mitigate of IT risks through training, policies, tools and internal controls
Identify security behaviors to improve agency security posture
Create Cyber Operations Opportunities
Create Cyber Operations Opportunities
Increase Cyber Alert Capabilities
Develop Cyber Response Options
Fortify Cyber Protection
Fortify Cyber Protection
Reduce single points of failure
Update and replace legacy systems and processes
Encourage Cyber Outreach
Encourage Cyber Outreach
Engage in federal offerings to train employees
Engage in federal offerings to assess critical services
Increase use of .GOV domain
Cybersecurity Strategic Plan
Cybersecurity Strategic Plan
The Cybersecurity Planning committee for West Virginia is pleased to present to the State of West Virginia Cybersecurity Plan. The Cybersecurity Plan represents West Virginia’s continued commitment to improving cybersecurity and supporting our State, as well as cybersecurity practitioners across our local jurisdictions. In addition, this update meets the requirement of the current U.S. Department of Homeland Security guidelines for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP).
This Plan has been developed with actionable and measurable goals and objectives. These goals and objectives focus on cyber risk, cyber outreach, cyber protection, and cyber operations They are designed to support our entity in planning for new technologies and navigating the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. They also incorporate the SLCGP required plan elements.
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