Rule 36-1-1.6 - Agency Security Officer Roles and Responsibilities ITS requires that each agency designate an individual as their agency's Security Officer. For agencies with small IT infrastructures, this designation could be a shared duty assumed by an existing member of the agency staff. For other agencies with very large/complex IT infrastructures, this designation requires that security be a major duty/responsibility for that individual. The agency Security Officer will be responsible for:
A. Developing and maintaining agency-specific security plans, policies, and procedures.B. Interacting with ITS as the primary contact for security related issues.C. Ensuring that their agency is adhering to the State of Mississippi Enterprise Security Policy.D. Participating in the state information security listserve.E. Researching IT industry for security related issues and how it affects their agency specifically.F. Monitoring security issues within the agency's IT resources.G. Facilitating the State Auditor's Information Systems Audit and the Third Party Risk Assessment. Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-1 to § 25-53-25.