Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
Welcome to the New Mexico Department of Information Technology Cybersecurity Office. Our mission is to promote a safe and secure enterprise computing environment and protect the privacy and security of individual information as well as of individuals using the State’s information technology systems through the implementation of industry-accepted security policies, standards, and procedures.
Contact us at 505-827-0000 with questions.
For updates on the current nationwide Cyber Alert Level, please visit the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). The MS-ISAC is a voluntary and collaborative organization with participation from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The mission of the MS-ISAC, consistent with the objectives of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, is to provide a common mechanism for raising the level of cyber security readiness and response in each state and with local governments. For more information visit msisac.cisecurity.org.
Internet Security Sites
Raja Sambandam
State Chief Information Security Officer
As an Information Technology professional, Mr. Sambandam brings more than 20 years of experience in Information Technology and business in the areas of Banking, Finance, Taxation, Healthcare, and Manufacturing.
Cybersecurity Advisory Committee
Cybersecurity Advisory Committee
The Cybersecurity Advisory Committee is established Pursuant to Section 9-27A-5, NMSA 1978. Committee members have been appointed and are holding public meetings.
Cybersecurity Planning Committee
Cybersecurity Planning Committee
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued Executive Order 2022-141 on September 23, 2022, establishing the Cybersecurity Planning Committee (“Committee”). The order is in response to the Notice of Funding Opportunity by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to assist state, local, and territorial governments with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk. The Committee members have been appointed and are holding public meetings to take necessary action to permit New Mexico to participate in the federal funding opportunity.