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LaPorte County sets June 30 deadline for mandatory phishing training; email access may be locked
Summary
The LaPorte County commissioners approved mandatory IT phishing training and authorized a June 30 deadline for completion; IT Director Darlene Hale said email access could be locked for employees who fail to finish the two-hour state-provided course.
LaPorte County commissioners on June 3 approved mandatory phishing-awareness training for county employees and set a June 30 deadline for completion, with the IT director seeking authority to restrict email access for those who do not comply.
IT Director Darlene Hale told the board the state provides the phishing training, it takes about two hours to complete and she was requesting permission to "lock email access if training is not completed after the due date." The training had originally been sent with a June 12 deadline; Commissioner Connie Gramarossa amended the motion to extend the deadline to June 30. Commissioner Joe Haney seconded; the motion carried 3-0.
Hale said the state covers program costs and that completion rates will be tracked; no further disciplinary procedures were specified in the transcript. The board did not record follow-up reporting dates or appeals processes for employees who miss the deadline.
