About ISO

Security Mission Statement
Provide leadership and assure accountability to reduce risk to information resources and protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of critical information assets.

What we do
The DAS Information Security Office is to assist State of Iowa agencies in preparing for and defending against cyber attacks. Another responsibility is to help keep agencies informed of current vulnerabilities and security trends, and to assist with agency security programs. The DAS ISO currently publishes two security notifications to help fulfill those responsibilities, Security Alert, and Security News. In addition, the ISO will occasionally distribute other materials to further assist agencies.

Security News
The Security News is to disseminate valuable security information to a variety of audiences – agency managers, technical staff, security staff, development staff, policy planners, etc. – anyone that might find the information useful. The news includes general security news and several area-specific themes. The Homeland Security section includes security issues that might impact current state procedures, future planning, or have more federal-oriented items. The Software Announcements section includes articles or reviews of security related software (anti-virus, assessment, code review, etc.), general vulnerability notes, or announcements of new or upgraded security tools. The Education section includes references to informational articles or methods that might be valuable for either end-users or technical staff, or even include an item that an agency security officer would like his entire department to view. The Cyber Crime section includes reports of attacks, crimes, or related issues that illustrate current threats and various financial, organizational, political impacts of cyber-crimes. Anyone may subscribe to the security news by sending a blank email to Join-Security-News@lists.ia.gov. The Security News is usually published every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.