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Ohio Senate committee advances bill requiring local governments to adopt cybersecurity programs, restricts ransom payments
Summary
Senator Greg Schafer told the Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee that Senate Bill 203 would require every political subdivision in Ohio to adopt a cybersecurity program and would bar payment of ransom demands unless the local legislative body votes to approve it.
Senator Greg Schafer told the Senate Financial Institutions, Insurance and Technology Committee that Senate Bill 203 would require every political subdivision in Ohio — counties, townships, cities, villages, school districts, conservancy districts and park districts — to adopt a cybersecurity program and to limit when a subdivision may pay a ransom demand.
The bill would require political subdivisions to notify the Division of Homeland Security within the Ohio Department of Public Safety of a cybersecurity incident no later than seven days after discovery and to notify the auditor of state’s office no later than 30 days after an incident, Schafer said. The bill also prohibits a political subdivision from paying a ransom…
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