GRAND RAPIDS ? In June, the state will publish its Michigan Cyber Disruption Response Strategy that will outline exactly how Michigan government and business will respond should the state’s electric grid, water treatments facilities, or communications networks get hacked.
Dan Lohrmann, Michigan’s first Chief Security Officer, disclosed the information during the Great Lakes Great Homeland Security Training Conference and Expo at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids.
Lohrmann declined to disclose too many details, but said the plan would be published in June and an exercise may be created to test how well it works.
Besides the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, other major players in the plan include Blue Cross Blue Shield, DTE Energy, CMS Energy, Beaumont Hospital, Penske, Oakland County, Michigan National Guard, and the Air National Guard.
Lohrmann said 80 to 85 percent of the critical infrastructure is in private hands, so there?s only so much government can do to prepare for a cyber attack that will come.
He also said a second Cyber Security conference will soon be announced that will bring local, regional, state and federal government officials and private security professionals together to address a range of cyber security issues affecting business, education, information technology, law enforcement, and personal use.
