Cyber Security in Missouri

Introduction

Welcome to the Missouri Office of Administration, Office of Cyber Security's awareness website. Now more than ever, we all rely on our computers and the Internet for every day activities like keeping in touch with family via email, online shopping and entertainment for the kids. Please take some time to look around our awareness website. You'll find tons of good information and lots of fun and educational games and activities for children, all designed to increase your computer and Internet safety.

The Office of Cyber Security

The Office of Cyber Security (OCS) is responsible for managing all information security related events within the enterprise and ensuring proper administrative and technical controls are implemented to safeguard the State of Missouri’s information systems. OCS promotes and provides expertise in information security management for all state agencies and supports national and local homeland information security efforts.

Awards and Accolades

• 2018 NASCIO State IT Recognition Awards: Vendor Security Risk Management and Benchmarking

  The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has selected 31 finalists across 10 categories for the State IT Recognition Awards. This is the 30th consecutive year NASCIO has honored outstanding information technology achievements in state government through the awards.

• 2018 CSO Magazine’s CS050 Award: Missouri’s Awareness Program

  The State of Missouri’s Office of Cyber Security is being recognized for its outstanding end-user awareness program that combines short and focused lessons with phishing assessments. The awards ceremony will take place in Scottsdale, AZ.

• 2017 SANS Institute Difference Makers Award Winner

  The SANS Institute calls out Michael Roling for his advancement of security policy in the public sphere.

• 2017 Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers

  Missouri has made significant strides tech- and cybersecurity-wise in recent years, and it has three individuals in the C suite to thank: Acting CIO Rich Kliethermes, Deputy CIO Steve Siegler and CISO Michael Roling.

• 2017 CSO Magazine’s CS050 Award: Using Public Data to Alert Organizations of Vulnerabilities

  The State of Missouri’s Office of Cyber Security launched a program in May 2016 to identify vulnerable, Internet connected systems belonging not just to state and local governments, but also to businesses, utilities, and academic institutions across the State of Missouri.

• 2016 Statescoop’s Innovation of the Year Award: Cyber Security Portal

  The Office of Cyber Security’s Portal was honored with the “Innovation of the Year” award from StateScoop.

• Missouri Cybersecurity Team honored with national award for Overall Excellence in Cyber Security

  The winner of the Overall Excellence in Cyber Security Award has tools and systems in place to prevent and mitigate risks; has established best practices in cybersecurity across their organization; has provided end-user awareness training and certification to ensure that its employees know and support IT security and risk management plans; and has helped their IT security professionals to better address components of their IT security and risk management plans, such as secure coding, vulnerability management and incident response, and computer forensics.