 The Cyber Response Teams (CRT) specifically support local
units of government in Wisconsin with cybersecurity. The CRT develop
technical skills to assist with:
· Prevention: The capabilities
necessary to avoid, prevent, or stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism.
As defined by Presidential Policy Directive 8, the term “prevention” refers to
preventing imminent threats.
· Protection: The capabilities
necessary to secure the homeland against acts of terrorism and manmade or
natural disasters.
· Mitigation: The capabilities
necessary to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of
disasters.
· Response: The capabilities
necessary to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic
human needs after an incident has occurred.
· Recovery: The capabilities
necessary to assist communities affected by an incident to recover effectively.
Here is an example of what the CRT can do for you!
On June 4, 2018: Cyber Response Team (CRT) received a call
from a technical college regarding their IT environment being almost entirely
infected with ransomware. The college requested immediate CRT
assistance. Items infected included: all DCs, all Backups, some
Peoplesoft software, all VM environments and most workstations (If not all). A
combination of CRT and National Guard/National Air Guard were assembled to give
24/7 continuous response for 4 days.
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The following list of positions are available with the Division of Enterprise Technology:
Enterprise Cloud Specialist/Architect - This position is the primary contact and program manager for the State of Wisconsin’s cloud computing strategy. This strategy would include but not be limited to cloud adoption planning, cloud application design/deployment, and cloud monitoring and management. This position has enterprise-wide responsibility and acts as the statewide expert for cloud computing related matters and provides guidance to the DET Chief Technology Officer and Senior leadership on the development, implementation, and management of technical architecture platforms for agencies and across the enterprise.
IT Audit and Compliance Specialist - Under the general supervision of the Security Audit and Compliance Section Chief / Deputy CISO, this position provides technical guidance, special analyses and consulting services on the operations and adequacy of security controls and compliance with federal and state regulations (e.g. Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS), Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Federal Tax Information (FTI), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Payment Card Industry (PCI), Social Security Administration (SSA), etc.)
IT Security Analyst - Under the general direction of the Security Operations Supervisor, this position functions as a technical analyst in cyber security incident management for the enterprise ensuring incidents are properly identified, analyzed, communicated, actioned/defended, investigated and reported.
Manager, DET Project Management Office - This management position directs the operational activities of the Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) whose mission is to provide enterprise project management and business analysis services to State of Wisconsin enterprise IT initiatives. This manager supervises a staff of business analysts and project managers primarily focused on providing project management services to enterprise related IT initiatives across the state.
Oracle Enterprise Database Systems Specialist - This position is responsible for providing technical expertise and support for database and data communications systems software products (e.g. internal DB/DC monitoring tools, Oracle Enterprise database on Linux operating systems, database backup/recovery software, etc.). Primary activities include: DB/DC system software technical support; process optimization; identification, application testing and acceptance of software maintenance provided by vendors; and problem resolution.
For a full job descriptions and to apply, go here.
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Mainframe rates have continued to drop over the years, this reduction
was due to efficiencies gained through performance and tuning, reductions in
hardware costs, and monitoring software use. In December 2017, DET implemented a new IBM
mainframe (model z14) because the old mainframe was going off of IBM support. With the
implementation of the new hardware, DET realized a 10% decrease in IBM
mainframe software licensing.
DET mainframe services will also see another cost savings of an
estimated $300,000 by eliminating several SAS add-on products. SAS is a data manipulation programming tool
used by agencies and DET on the mainframe as well as other platforms. DET worked with customers utilizing the
features of the add-ons to provide alternative solutions with the same business
data the SAS add-ons were providing. Once the changes were made, DET was able to cancel the old products thus saving licensing costs.
Another major change, estimated at a $1.2 million in
annual savings, is related to IMS and where it operates. IMS is a database and transaction
processing product used by multiple customer agencies on the mainframe. IMS is licensed by the total processing power
available for use on the systems and where it runs. New smaller logical partitions (LPARS) were created on the exiting IBM
mainframe machine. The IMS systems were moved to the new smaller LPARS, which in turn reduced licensing
costs. The IMS systems do not have
nearly as much processing power available to them when deployed in the smaller
LPARS. However, these smaller LPARs are
still able to provide IMS with sufficient processing power to provide the same
level of service that is required for the applications that utilize IMS.
Thanks to the mainframe team for their continued efforts in developing
cost effective efficient services!
Join members of the DET Leadership team to hear an update of
current activities, new division objectives, and an overview of the recently
completed DET Operational Assessment.
If you have specific questions, or like updates to certain
topics please contact Jim Walker jim.walker@wisconsin.gov
DET 2018 Town Hall dates- Sign up will be coming soon!
The 60-minute DET Town Halls
are scheduled as follows:
Wed
9/12 2:30 Femrite Data Center
176 ABC
Wed
9/19 2:00 Femrite Data Center
176 ABC
Thu
9/27 9:00 Femrite Data Center
176 ABC
Tue
9/25 11:00
101 Wisconsin Room
Wed
9/26 10:00
101 Wisconsin Room
Thu
9/27 3:00 101 Wisconsin Room
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