in-20260812-IR-GOV260275EOA: STATE OF INDIANA

STATE OF INDIANA EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT INDIANAPOLIS EXECUTIVE ORDER: 26-19 FOR: COORDINATING THE NEXT PHASE OF WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT CYBERSECURITY FOR THE STATE OF INDIANA TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY COME, GREETINGS. WHEREAS, all modern life is dependent upon information technology and operational technology to provide services that enable our daily activities, facilitate conducting business, and provide safe and healthy communities; WHEREAS, such systems are susceptible to cyber attacks by financially motivated criminals, ideological hacktivists, foreign nation states, and other malicious actors to steal, delete, or compromise sensitive data and disrupt or deny system operations; WHEREAS, the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency describes “critical infrastructure” as 16 sectors that are, “part of a complex, interconnected ecosystem and any threat to these sectors could have potentially debilitating national security, economic, and public health or safety consequences”; WHEREAS, a cyberattack is one of the greatest threats to Indiana, posing personal, professional, and financial risks to the citizens of the State of Indiana and threatening the security and economy of our State; WHEREAS, the Indiana Executive Council on Cybersecurity (“IECC”), the State's public and private sector cybersecurity working group sunsets on July 1, 2026; WHEREAS, the IECC has done tremendous work and laid the groundwork for the next phase of cybersecurity in Indiana; WHEREAS, the State's commitment to a robust cybersecurity should be institutionalized within an existing State agency; WHEREAS, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (“IDHS”) is statutorily required by IC 10-14-2-4 to, “serve as the coordinating agency for all state efforts for preparedness for, response to, mitigation of, and recovery from emergencies and disasters”; and WHEREAS, IC 10-14-3-1 provides that a “technology emergency” is a “disaster.” NOW, THEREFORE, I, MIKE BRAUN, by virtue of the authority vested in me as the Governor of the State of Indiana, do hereby order the following: Mike Braun Governor of Indiana ATTEST: Diego Morales Secretary of State Legislative Services Agency Fiscal Statement (20260812-IR-GOV260275FSA) as required by IC 2-5-1.1-7.