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Okaloosa County IT Council reviews security-awareness training after state breach-law changes
Summary
The Okaloosa County Information Technology Council reviewed draft policies to formalize security-awareness training after a change to the Oklahoma Security Breach Notification Act; staff said the law and federal grant rules make written policies and training a priority and the council voted to receive the report.
The Okaloosa County Information Technology Council met April 20 and reviewed a proposed county policy package to formalize security-awareness training across county offices, prompted by a recent amendment to the state’s Security Breach Notification Act.
John Lacey, who presented the packet, said the amended law requires ‘‘reasonable safeguards’’ — including risk assessments, layered technical and physical defenses, employee training and an incident‑response plan — and warned that failure to adopt such safeguards could expose the county to liability.…
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