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State Auditor's Office

The Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (CSI), also known as the Montana State Auditor, is the state government regulator of Montana's insurance and securities industries and advocate for the citizens of Montana. The Office of the Montana State Auditor, Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (CSI) is a criminal justice agency that protects Montana’s consumers by ensuring fairness, transparency and access for Montanans in two of Montana’s largest industries — securities and insurance. CSI Information Technology department actively pursues to deliver the best proven technology and innovative solutions available to meet the business objectives of the agency and the State of Montana. Develop custom interfaces, provide stable infrastructure, and leverage emerging technologies to advance the business objectives of CSI and the State of Montana.

Goals

Agency Goals and Objectives

State Strategic Plan Goal Reference: Goal 1 - Objective 1, 2, 3

Objectives

  • Maintain and enhance the IT infrastructure to support the operations of the Agency


    State Strategic Plan Objective Reference: Goal 2 - Objective 1, 2, 3
  • Streamline updates and procedures to accommodate more efficient practices.
    State Strategic Plan Objective Reference: Goal 2, Objective 2,3
  • Investment in IT can never stop
    State Strategic Plan Objective Reference: Goal 4 - Objective 1
    Goal 5 - Objective 1, 2, 4, 5

State Strategic Plan Goal Reference: Goal 2 - Objective 2, 5
Goal 4 - Objective 1, 2

Objectives

  • Data driven decision making ensures and encourages information to be continually added and updated.
    State Strategic Plan Objective Reference: Goal 1 - Objective 1, 5
    Goal 2 - Objective 1, 2, 4
  • Provide balanced management of information and technology
    State Strategic Plan Objective Reference: Goal 1 - Objective 5
    Goal 2 - Objective 5

State Strategic Plan Goal Reference: Goal 3 - Objectives 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Objectives

  • Continue to implement NIST security controls that ensure the security, privacy, availability, and integrity of data and systems.
    State Strategic Plan Objective Reference: Goal 3 - Objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Strengthening Security and Privacy
    State Strategic Plan Objective Reference: Goal 3 - Objectives 2 and 3
  • Employee Development
    State Strategic Plan Objective Reference: Goal 5 - Objective 1, 2, 4
  • Maintain and enhance the IT infrastructure to support the operations of the Agency
    State Strategic Plan Objective Reference: Goal 4 - Objective 2, 3
    Goal 5 - Objective 2

Information Technology Resources and Capabilities

Number of FTE: 1

Focus is on actively coordinating the overall direction of IT department within the agency, carries out supervisory responsibilities, coordinate, and implements short and long-range technology strategic plans, manages IT related projects and coordinates overall direction of the IT department within the Agency. Assures integrity of agency data and confidential information through information security and data access management.

Number of FTE: 1

Develop application and enterprise software solutions, provide solution and designs. Support the performance, integrity and security of the production environment by maintaining per defined and documented maintenance plans and business needs.

Number of FTE: 1

Provides general technical assistance in support of applications, hardware, software, and network connectivity

Number of FTE: 1

Administer and maintain agency network architecture and environment to ensure accurate, efficient processing and storage of CSI data; Enforces technical securities and procedures on the network as required to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of CSI technical resources are available 24X7.

Projects

Division
Project / Program Purpose and Objectives
State Strategic Plan Goal/Objective Reference
Estimated Start Estimated Delivery
Estimated Cost Comment
HB 10 Request No Funding Sources : - Comment:
Annual Costs Upon Completion Comment
Status of the project as of March 31, even numbered years. Indicate % completed and status of funds expended.

Summary of Hardware

I have reviewed all of my agency's systems in Assurance CM and certify that it is accurate: Yes

Total Number of Appliances 5
Total Number of Physical Servers 6
Total Number of Virtualized Servers 3
Total Usable Storage Space 25 TB
Device Type Quantity Estimated Replacement Value Comments
Desktops/Monitors 75 150,000
Laptops 20 30,000
Mobile Devices (Tablets, Cell phones, etc) 18 20,000
Printers 9 10,000
Leased Printers 5 9,000
Scanners 10 10,000
Cameras 41 40,000
Big Screen TV's 2 5,000

Agency Contact Information

Agency Director / Administrator
Commissioner of Security and Insurance, Montana State Auditor
406-444-2040
Contact us on our website: https://csimt.gov/contact
840 Helena Ave, Helena MT 59601
IT Contact (CIO / IT Manager)
Glynis Gibson
406-444-3517
gegibson@mt.gov
840 Helena Ave. Helena, MT 59601
Information Security Manager