Board adopts updated IT incident response policy with added reporting requirements

Jan 21, 2026

Stevens County accepted revisions to its IT incident response plan that update job titles and add language specifying reporting obligations to state agencies and partners following recent Minnesota legislation.

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The board voted to accept updates to the county's incident response plan presented by IT Director Vicki Townsend. The changes reflect updated job titles and add explicit policy language about which outside agencies the county must notify in the event of certain cyber incidents.

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