West Virginia Code § 5A-6B-3

Powers and duties of Chief Information Security Officer; staff; rule-
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(a) The West Virginia Cybersecurity Office is under the supervision and control of a Chief
Information Security Officer appointed by the Chief Technology Officer and shall be staffed
appropriately by the Office of Technology to implement the provisions of this article.
(b) The Chief Information Security Officer has the following powers and duties:
(1) Develop policies, procedures and standards necessary to establish an enterprise
cybersecurity program that recognizes the interdependent relatiuonship and complexity of
technology in government operations and the nature of shared risk of cyber threats to the
state;
(2) Create a cyber risk management service designed tao ensure that officials at all levels
understand their responsibilities for managing their agencies" cyber risk;
(3) Designate a cyber risk standard for the cybersecurity framework;
(4) Establish the cyber risk assessment requirements such as assessment type, scope,
frequency and reporting;
(5) Provide agencies cyber risk guidance for information technology projects, including the
recommendation of security controls and remediation plans;
(6) Assist agencies in thLe development of plans and procedures to manage, assist and
recover in the event of a cyber incident;
(7) Assist agencies in the management of the framework relating to information custody,
classification, accountability and protection;
(8) WEnsure uniformity and adequacy of the cyber risk assessments;
(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of §5A-6B-1(b) of this code, enter into agreements with
state government entities exempted from the application of this article or other political
subdivisions of the state that desire to voluntarily participate in the cybersecurity program
administered pursuant to this article;
(10) Develop policy outlining use of the privacy impact assessment as it relates to
safeguarding of data and its relationship with technology; and
(11) Perform such other functions and duties as provided by law and as directed by the Chief
Technology Officer.
(c) The Secretary of the Department of Administration shall propose rules for legislative
approval in accordance with §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to implement and enforce the
provisions of this article.

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