“One title is used in an official capacity, and the other is used as a functional title,” Michele Blocker, the department’s chief administrative officer, said.
The new title is a result of the department’s executive director, David Johnson, beginning a project to re-work the department’s website, resulting in department officials receiving new functional titles.
“The functional titles are different, but Jay still has the same position and the same responsibilities,” Blocker said. “He has not changed or switched to a new position.”
As CISO, White and his team focus on providing resources to improve the state’s enterprise network’s cybersecurity posture for state government operations and have developed and maintained Mississippi’s Enterprise Security Policy.
Some of his other duties include managing core and perimeter defense systems for the state’s enterprise network and collaborating with state agencies to improve Mississippi’s enterprise-wide information security approach.
“By working together to establish a common methodology, we can ensure state agencies have appropriate information security controls and can have confidence those controls are implemented in a cost-effective manner,” White previously told Government Technology about his role as CISO. “Improving the enterprise-wide approach to information security demonstrates due diligence to the citizens and businesses who rely on government services.”
