Santa Cruz County Grand Jury
• 2023-2024
• Agency Response
Response to:
Watsonville City Council
grandjury City of Watsonville Response to Grand Jury Report 'Irwin Ortiz' via Santa Cruz Grand Jury Thu, Sep 7, 2023
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Findings and Recommendations 5 findings
F10
Page 7
After recently expanding its IT Department, the City of Watsonville has improved its IT functions although it does not yet allocate sufficient resources to cybersecurity. _-X_ AGREE __ PARTIALLY DISAGREE __ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree):
No recommendations for this finding
F11
Page 8
The City does not have an individual whose primary responsibility is cybersecurity for the city networks, leaving cybersecurity oversight to the IT Director–along with a multitude of other IT responsibilities–and lowering the priority for cybersecurity measures. _-X_ AGREE __ PARTIALLY DISAGREE __ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree):
No recommendations for this finding
F12
Page 9
Watsonville does not have a Cybersecurity Plan that defines security policies, procedures, and controls required to protect its networks and devices, a situation that increases the risks of vulnerabilities. _-X_ AGREE __ PARTIALLY DISAGREE __ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree):
No recommendations for this finding
F13
Page 10
Watsonville does not have an Incident Response Plan that provides detailed information on how to respond to an attack, suggesting the City would not be able to respond rapidly and effectively to a cyber attack. _-X-_ AGREE __ PARTIALLY DISAGREE __ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree):
No recommendations for this finding
F14
Page 11
Watsonville participates in some regional information sharing forums, but it does not have the resources to expand its participation or tap into state- level information sharing, thus forfeiting valuable best practices and cyber threat information. _-X_ AGREE __ PARTIALLY DISAGREE __ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree):
No recommendations for this finding
No Responses Found 1
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