The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania has been working with a number of counties to assess, remediate, and plan for security issues and improvements within the county infrastructure, specifically around criminal justice. Over the past six months, CCAP oversaw a security assessment project wherein six counties received technology security assessments. These assessments focused on the technology infrastructure and how well that infrastructure currently protects business processes, especially in the realm of criminal justice. In addition to providing these six counties with baseline security results, a county security checklist has been developed that all counties can use. This session will cover the aggregate process and highlights from the assessments performed, and provide an in-depth review of the checklist developed and how local government can utilize this tool in assessing the current security level of their technology infrastructure.
Presenters:
Dan Briner
Director of Information Technology
County of Washington
Director of Information Technology for Washington County responsible for the Information Technology support for the County as a whole. Works in conjunction with various departments and other computer professionals to provide an integrated approach and support to computer related needs of the County. Projects include IP Telephony introduction, secure VLAN connections for various projects, conversion of e-mail to Exchange, and Active Directory, introduction of Project Management Methodology. Prior to becoming the CIO for Washington County, Dan served for more than 15 years in the private technology industry focusing on human service issues.
Rita Reynolds
Director, Technology Services
County Commissioners Association of PA
Rita provides day to day administrative control of the Association's information technology. This includes the operation and maintenance of the Association's internal computer and communication systems and assisting staff in maximizing technological capabilities, as well as representing CCAP and its affiliated associations as they develop cross-agency systems among CCAP membership, the Commonwealth, and other agencies. Her background includes a B.S. in Business Administration, with a minor in Political Science from Messiah College. Before joining CCAP in 1998, she worked for 11 years as an independent Fiscal/Computer Consultant for numerous Children and Youth Agencies within Pennsylvania, focusing on C&Y fiscal issues and database needs. As a consultant, she has developed and designed several automated statistical packages, with the most notable being the Interim AFCARS Solution project.
