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Greene County adopts cybersecurity policy adding House Bill 96 reporting steps
Summary
The Greene County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted an updated comprehensive cybersecurity policy to incorporate new reporting requirements from House Bill 96 and to require board approval before paying any ransomware demand. The policy document was not included in the public packet.
Greene County commissioners voted to adopt an updated comprehensive cybersecurity policy intended to align county practice with recent state requirements.
County staff told the board that House Bill 96 added reporting requirements for incidents such as ransomware attacks and that the updated policy clarifies reporting steps and internal authority. Staff stated that "if we so chose to pay a ransom, it would take an action of this board to do that." The staff representative also said the policy document is not part of the public packet and therefore a copy was not provided at the meeting.
The adoption followed a motion from an unidentified commissioner and a second; the board recorded affirmative votes. The staff presentation emphasized that many communities already have comparable policies and this update brings Greene County into compliance with the new statutory requirements.
The board did not debate specific technical controls or incident-response timings during the meeting. No public comment on the cybersecurity policy was recorded. The policy's effective date and the office responsible for implementation were not specified during the meeting.
The board approved the policy and then moved to other agenda items.
