Mission Statement

To safeguard our community’s vital information and systems through effective and proactive security measures. We are dedicated to identifying and addressing potential risks to ensure the smooth and secure operation of essential services. By fostering a culture of vigilance, collaboration, and continuous improvement, we aim to protect public trust and enhance the safety and reliability of Broome County Government operations.

The Information Security Division: maintains and ensures compliance with Broome County Information Security policies; provides cybersecurity awareness training for Broome County employees; coordinates cyber incident response; collaborates with departments to identify and remediate risks associated with the use of information systems; assists with compliance to relevant cybersecurity and regulatory frameworks; identifies and classifies Broome County systems and data so appropriate security controls are applied; monitors Broome County systems for threat activity; reviews external threat intelligence; coordinates with state and federal cybersecurity programs; identifies and provides remediation guidance for vulnerable and/or unsupported systems.