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Daytona Beach Commission tables cybersecurity ordinance after legal and practical concerns
Summary
Commissioners paused a second-reading ordinance to require cybersecurity training and give designation authority to the city manager after debate over charter limits, insurance exposure and how emergency access should be handled.
The Daytona Beach City Commission on Feb. 19 voted to table a second-reading ordinance that would establish a cybersecurity-related acceptable-use policy for elected officials, following a lengthy public discussion and testimony from cybersecurity professionals and lawyers.
The item, introduced as an ordinance to codify an acceptable-use and cybersecurity policy for elected officials, was the subject of public comment from two local cybersecurity practitioners who told the commission the draft aligns with best practices but must evolve as threats change. Pierre Lewis, who described himself as a retired cybersecurity officer, said, “it's always about the data,” and recommended focusing the policy on…
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