“Many times when I go to the Capitol, I get the question, ‘What do you need?’… And it’s not something that can be given,” he said.
That issue was made clear last week when the results of a state audit were released finding that more than half of respondents failed to comply with the Mississippi Enterprise Security Protocols, put in place in 2017.
Orgeron said that State Auditor Shad White used those protocols as a benchmark for evaluating cybersecurity practices among agencies. White’s findings brought to light the reality of the work that needs to be done in Mississippi on a day-to-day basis to ensure employees are doing their part to protect state systems. “It’s a story that needs to be told,” Orgeron said.
