State grant to cover county cost of MS-ISAC membership, county IT director says
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Summary
John Teghman, the county’s director of information technology, said that with changes to the MS-ISAC business model the state cybersecurity grant program (via NJCIC) will fund the county’s share, avoiding a local expense estimated in the county's report.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — John Teghman, Morris County’s director of information technology, told the Board of Commissioners on Thursday that a change in the federal MS‑ISAC membership model would have required counties and municipalities to pay, but the New Jersey Cyber Intelligence Community (NJCIC) will use a state cyber grant to cover the membership for local governments.
Teghman said the state expects to fund the membership from an approximately $450,000 state bill that will cover counties, municipalities and educational entities. “So that's a cost that we're not going to have to cover ourselves,” he said.
Why it matters: MS‑ISAC membership provides threat‑information sharing and cybersecurity services that county IT teams use; the state-funded solution removes a new local cost while maintaining membership benefits.
Next steps: County IT will coordinate with NJCIC and monitor grant administration; no formal board vote was recorded on the membership funding during the work session.
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