SLS 20RS-588 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 10
BY SENATOR FOIL
HOMELAND SECURITY. Establishes and provides for the Louisiana Cyber Investigators
Alliance.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To establish and recognize a coordinated and unified body of information technology and
3 security professionals from branches of federal, state, and local government, to be
4 known as the "Louisiana Cyber Investigators Alliance", to conduct cyber threat
5 response activities, provide cyber intelligence support, and standardize evidence
6 preservation procedures under the guidance of the Louisiana State Police.
7 WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana experienced several cyber-attacks on both public
8 and private entities in 2019; and
9 WHEREAS, these cyber-attacks required response efforts by personnel employed
10 by Louisiana State Police, the division of administration, the Louisiana Military Department,
11 various local law enforcement agencies, private sector partners, and institutions of
12 higher-education, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United
13 States Secret Service; and
14 WHEREAS, the response efforts were informally coordinated by the Louisiana State
15 Analytical and Fusion Exchange, but given the time sensitive nature of the response and
16 geographic distance between targeted victims, the response teams struggled to standardize
17 procedures for evidence collection, analysis, and communication, and this lack of uniformity
18 created unnecessary inefficiencies; and
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1 WHEREAS, the Louisiana State Analytical and Fusion Exchange anticipates that the
2 state of Louisiana will continue to experience cyber attacks in the future; and
3 WHEREAS, the Louisiana State Analytical and Fusion Exchange recommends the
4 creation of the "Louisiana Cyber Investigators Alliance," to be an unified and coordinated
5 group of federal, state, and local law enforcement, as well as ESF-17 members, focused on
6 safeguarding Louisiana's networks through collaborative vigilance and thorough
7 investigations.
8 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
9 establish the Louisiana Cyber Investigators Alliance and its administrative governing body
10 which shall be comprised of the following individuals, or their designees:
11 (1) The superintendent of Louisiana State Police.
12 (2) The director of the Louisiana State Analytical Fusion Exchange.
13 (3) The executive director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and
14 Emergency Preparedness.
15 (4) The chief information security officer, Office of Technology Services, Division
16 of Administration.
17 (5) The Louisiana attorney general.
18 (6) The special agent in charge of the New Orleans field office of the Federal Bureau
19 of Investigation.
20 (7) The special agent in charge of the New Orleans field office of the United States
21 Secret Service.
22 (8) The officer in charge of the Baton Rouge office of the United States Department
23 of Homeland Security.
24 (9) The adjutant general of the Louisiana Army National Guard.
25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in an uniform manner, the Louisiana Cyber
26 Investigators Alliance will conduct the following two cybersecurity activities:
27 (1) Intelligence Support: generating tactical and strategic intelligence that allows for
28 the identification of threats.
29 (2) Threat Response: standardized investigative, forensic, and analytical actions of
30 cyber evidence for criminal prosecution.
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1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana Cyber Investigators Alliance will
2 be housed on the Louisiana State Police compound in a space designed to foster intelligence
3 sharing with a dedicated digital forensics investigations lab and necessary network
4 connections for all Louisiana Cyber Investigators Alliance members and any surge force
5 required for statewide emergencies.
6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the superintendent of Louisiana State Police and
7 the director of the Louisiana State Analytical Fusion Exchange shall be jointly responsible
8 for designating, delegating, and managing the duties of the Louisiana Cyber Investigators
9 Alliance and shall convene its first administrative governing body meeting no later than
10 October 1, 2020, at which time the Louisiana Cyber Investigators Alliance administrative
11 governing body shall adopt rules of procedure, a planning schedule, and any additional
12 measures that it deems necessary for the timely performance of its duties, including selection
13 of officers and public outreach for additional prospective members.
14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of Louisiana Cyber Investigators
15 Alliance shall serve without compensation, except per diem or expense reimbursement to
16 which they may be individually entitled to as members of the constituent organizations.
17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
18 Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana State Analytical Fusion Exchange, the Governor's
19 Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the division of administration,
20 the attorney general, the New Orleans Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
21 the New Orleans Field Office of the United States Secret Service, the Baton Rouge Office
22 of the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the Louisiana National Guard.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SCR 10 Original 2020 Regular Session Foil
Establishes the La. Cyber Investigators Alliance and its administrative governing body
comprised of the following individuals, or their designees:
(1)The superintendent of La. State Police.
(2)The director of the La. State Analytical Fusion Exchange.
(3)The executive director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and
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Emergency Preparedness.
(4)The chief information security officer, office of technology services, Division of
Administration.
(5)The attorney general.
(6)The special agent in charge of the New Orleans field office of the FBI.
(7)The special agent in charge of the New Orleans field office of the U.S. Secret
Service.
(8)The officer in charge of the Baton Rouge office of the U. S. Department of
Homeland Security.
(9)The adjutant general of the La. Army National Guard.
Provides that, in an uniform manner, the alliance will conduct the following two
cybersecurity activities:
(1) Intelligence Support: generating tactical and strategic intelligence that allows for the
identification of threats.
(2) Threat Response: standardized investigative, forensic, and analytical actions of cyber
evidence for criminal prosecution.
Provides that the alliance will be housed on the La. State Police compound in a space
designed to foster intelligence sharing with a dedicated digital forensics investigations lab
and necessary network connections for all alliance members and any surge force required
for statewide emergencies.
Provides that the superintendent of La. State Police and the director of the La. State
Analytical Fusion Exchange will be jointly responsible for designating, delegating, and
managing the duties of the alliance. Provides that they shall convene the first administrative
governing body meeting no later than October 1, 2020, at which time the alliance's
administrative governing body shall adopt rules of procedure, a planning schedule, and any
additional measures that it deems necessary for the timely performance of its duties,
including selection of officers and public outreach for additional prospective members.
Provides that members of the alliance shall serve without compensation, except per diem or
expense reimbursement to which they may be individually entitled to as members of the
constituent organizations.
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