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Geneva IT lead outlines municipal cybersecurity duties under House Bill 96
Summary
IT staffer Chuck Dowd told council that House Bill 96 requires municipalities to implement cybersecurity testing, ongoing employee training, automated detection of risky remote access and places limits on ransom payments; he said some security specifics cannot be discussed in public.
Chuck Dowd, introduced to the council as the city IT lead, told the City of Geneva council that municipalities now face expanded cybersecurity reporting and compliance requirements under House Bill 96 (as described in the transcript). Dowd said the law requires municipalities to identify and assess cybersecurity risks, run testing, put automation in place…
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