An Act relative to cyber incident response

This bill establishes a Massachusetts Cyber Incident Response Team to improve the state's ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from significant cybersecurity events. The team will be led by the Secretary of the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security and include representatives from various state agencies such as public safety, the state police, and the National Guard. Its primary duties involve reviewing cybersecurity threats, creating policies to manage risks for state agencies, and developing an annual incident response plan that outlines how to handle potential attacks on critical infrastructure like election systems and utilities. The response team will also share information with local, state, federal, and industry partners to ensure its strategies are based on current best practices.