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Council briefed on ongoing cyberattack investigation; authorizes contract changes to allow CJIS review and enters executive session
Summary
City officials updated Columbus City Council on an ongoing cyber incident, told council that limited protected health and criminal justice data may have been affected, and won approval to modify outside counsel contracts to allow CJIS certification. Council then entered executive session to consult with attorneys.
Columbus City Council received an update on an ongoing cyber incident during its Feb. 3 meeting and approved a contract modification that allows outside counsel and cybersecurity partners to be certified to review Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) data as part of the investigation.
A city technology official reported that the city’s remediation work has restored most systems and that the investigation continues. “As of last Friday, the vast majority of our systems have been remediated, 94% with just 24 remaining,” the director told council. The city also said it has identified a small amount of protected health information (PHI) in one database associated with the…
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