Nevada Revised Statutes Title 19. Miscellaneous Matters Related to Government and Public Affairs § 242.171. Responsibilities of Office; review of proposed applications of information systems

1. The Office is responsible for:

for using agencies and for state agencies and officers which use the equipment or services of the Office pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 242.131.

2. The Chief shall review and approve or disapprove, pursuant to standards for justifying cost, any application of an information system having an estimated developmental cost of $50,000 or more. No using agency may commence development work on any such applications until approval and authorization have been obtained from the Chief.

3. As used in this section, “penetration testing” means a method of evaluating the security of an information system or application of an information system by simulating unauthorized access to the information system or application.