Collaboration: Keeping IT in Kansas Safe - Interview with Kansas CISO Larry Kettlewell

Larry Kettlewell is Kansas' chief information security officer, but has no direct authority over individual state agencies' implementation of IT security. But Kettlewell isn't without influence. He chairs the state IT Security Council and heads the Department of Information Services and Communication's Enterprise Security Office, which coordinates incident response and oversees the state's IT infrastructure as it relates to security. In an interview with GovInfoSecurity.com, Kettlewell discusses: Kansas' uncommon approach to IT security governance; Major obstacles the state faces in securing IT; How cybersecurity policy being developed in Washington will have an impact on states; and Challenges in recruiting an IT security workforce. Eric Chabrow, GovInfoSecurity managing editor, interview Kettlewell.