7A.180 Definitions for KRS 7A.180 to 7A.190.

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As used in KRS 7A.180 to 7A.190:

(1)"Application" means software components resting on infrastructure that may be

used to create, use, store, or share data and information to enable support of a

business function;

(2)"Committee" means the Information Technology Oversight Committee;

(3)"Cybersecurity system" means an information technology system or application

used to protect against the criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data held by a

state agency;

(4)"Information technology system" means any related computer or

telecommunication components that provide a functional system for a specific

business purpose and contain one

(1)or more of the following:

(a)Hardware;

(b)Software, including application software, systems management software,

utility software, or communications software;

(c)Professional services for requirements analysis, system integration,

installation, implementation, or data conversion services; or

(d)Digital data products, including acquisition and quality control;

(5)"Legacy system" means an information technology system or application that:

(a)Is no longer supported by a vendor;

(b)Is written in a programming language people no longer learn;

(c)Does not comply with state or federal regulations;

(d)Is incompatible with advanced technology;

(e)Is inefficient or no longer meets the needs for the state agency's workforce; or

(f)Includes applications developed by a state agency which were written decades

ago and for which the state agency does not have the expertise to support or

maintain; and

(6)"State agency" means any department, commission, council, board, bureau,

committee, institution, legislative body, agency, government corporation, or other

entity of the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government.