Bill > A4768

Introduced Session

This bill establishes the "Cyber Security Reserve Corps" in the Office of Information and Technology for the purposes of developing expertise and preparing for cyber security emergencies. The reserve corps will assist in cybersecurity risk management and provide response assistance to the State in the event of a critical cyber incident. The bill requires the Cyber Security Reserve Corps to be stationed in a satellite office in the City of Atlantic City with at least two full-time personnel stationed at the headquarters to effectively manage the recruitment, operations, and purchasing for the reserve corps. To become a member of the Cyber Security Reserve Corps, volunteers must have at least two years of direct involvement with information security, preferably with security operations, incident response, or digital or network forensics, and pass a series of tests designed by the Office of Information and Technology. Volunteers must commit to no less than 10 days per calendar year for relevant training and will be expected to respond and provide assistance to the State, a county, a municipality, or a public school system in the event of a critical cyber incident. Reserve corps members will serve without compensation. The bill also requires the Chief Technology Officer of the Office of Information Technology, or a designee, to establish a framework of cooperation between the reserve corps and counties, municipalities, public school systems, the National Guard, and military reserve organizations, as deemed necessary. These frameworks must include cyber security risk management protocols, established points and methods of contact, a step-by-step plan in the event of a critical cyber incident, and coordinated efforts to address cyber security concerns. The bill establishes the Cyber Security Reserve Corps Fund and makes an appropriation of $500,000 from the General Fund to the New Jersey Office of Information Technology for such fund in order to properly recruit, train, and manage volunteers, as well as purchase any necessary equipment.

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Claire Swift (R)*,  Dawn Fantasia (R),  Michele Matsikoudis (R),  Antwan McClellan (R),  Erik Simonsen (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee (on 09/19/2024)

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