Senators asked to consider adding 2 oversight jobs

Published December 5, 2012 9:41pm ET



COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina could have two people overseeing agencies’ cybersecurity as part of an effort to centralize responsibility, the head of the state’s information technology division told senators Wednesday.

Statewide oversight of computer policies could be separated into two new positions. While a chief information security officer would be responsible for protecting data, a statewide privacy officer would define exactly what should be protected, Jim Earley of the Division of State Information Technology told senators.

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