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Utah Code § 63C-27-202

Commission duties

Amended by Chapter 170, 2026 General Session

The commission shall:

(1) identify and inform the governor of:

(a) cyber threats and vulnerabilities towards Utah's critical infrastructure;

(b) cybersecurity assets and resources; and

(c) an analysis of:

(i) current cyber incident response capabilities;

(ii) potential cyber threats; and

(iii) areas of significant concern with respect to:

(A) vulnerability to cyber attack; or

(B) seriousness of consequences in the event of a cyber attack;

(2) provide resources with respect to cyber attacks in both the public and private sector, including:

(a) best practices;

(b) education; and

(c) mitigation;

(3) promote cyber security awareness;

(4) share information;

(5) promote best practices to prevent and mitigate cyber attacks;

(6) enhance cyber capabilities and response for all Utahns;

(7) provide consistent outreach and collaboration with private and public sector organizations;

(8) share cyber threat intelligence to operators and overseers of Utah's critical infrastructure; and

(9) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules establishing minimum cybersecurity standards for a local education agency, as that term is defined in Section 53G-3-402, that:

(a) align with industry recognized cybersecurity frameworks and standards, including frameworks developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Center for Internet Security, or a successor organization;

(b) take into account varying local education agency resources, capacity, and needs;

(c) establish phased implementation timelines based on local education agency size, existing cybersecurity infrastructure, and available resources; and

(d) as appropriate based on the local education agency's size, risk profile, and available resources, shall address:

(i) identity and access management;

(ii) asset management and inventory of hardware, software, and data systems;

(iii) data protection;

(iv) security monitoring and logging capabilities;

(v) vulnerability management, including regular security assessments and patching procedures;

(vi) incident response and recovery planning;

(vii) security awareness training requirements for staff and administrators;

(viii) third-party risk management for vendors with access to local education agency systems or data;

(ix) network security controls;

(x) backup and disaster recovery procedures; and

(xi) governance structures for cybersecurity oversight within a local education agency.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.