A music educator asked whether the district complied with cyber-insurer best practices before a cyberattack. Mayor Sarno and committee members said the district was in compliance but must further strengthen protections; Sarno said the district refused ransom demands and is seeking federal funding and technical support.

Mississippi senators pressed panelists about centralization versus a federated model, mandatory incident reporting, procurement modernization and insurance-company friction during incidents. Panelists pointed to models used in other states and urged a mix of statutory clarity, shared services and measurement.

State Auditor follow-up found TSD had repeatedly postponed implementing 12 priority cybersecurity recommendations; school officials say network protections exist but documentation is incomplete and give a schedule to finish work by 2027.

The Information Technology Budget and Policy Subcommittee unanimously voted to report CS for House Bill 381 favorably after sponsors and the Office of Financial Regulation described new information‑security program and breach‑notice duties for lenders, mortgage brokers, credit unions and money‑service businesses. Members pressed sponsors to clarify third‑party testing and compliance burdens before the bill reaches Commerce Committee.

Florida House adopts House Resolution 8045 to honor musician Tom Petty's legacy.

Teams urged to streamline accounts and enhance security against Kerberoasting attacks.

The Pulaski County Fiscal Court voted Jan. 9 to pursue replacing its Code Red emergency-notification provider with Rave (owned by Motorola) after a Nov. 11 cyberattack left vendor data months out of date; staff said Rave could have the county live within about two weeks and offered a five-year price lock.

House Bill 886 requires state and local agencies to report ransomware activity to authorities.

After industry testimony, the Nevada Gaming Control Board voted to forward amendments to regulation 5.26 (cyber reporting) — including a 24‑hour notification timeline tied to a licensee's determination — and to submit multiple SB‑203 driven rules changing disseminator licensing to the Gaming Commission for adoption.

Committee members prioritize important bills and welcome testimony from Pamela Goodwin.

Senator Kareem leads support for state conversion law following New York's recent legislation.

The House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee gave unanimous support in a straw poll to H 907, a bill that would repeal or change several routine reports, move some reports from annual to biennial cadence, and allow the cybersecurity advisory council to deliver an oral report with a new February 15 deadline.

S 27 86, released by the committee, would prohibit state agencies from entering contracts that limit an agency’s ability to install or run certain software; Eileen King described the measure as a way to open cloud procurement, address restrictive legacy vendor language and improve cybersecurity.

Roe emphasizes the urgent need for improved cybersecurity against neuro weaponry threats in Arizona.

House Bill 22-70 was amended to authorize the executive-branch chief information security officer to receive audit reports, update cloud and telecommunications language, and remove a proposed telecommunications-equipment provision; the committee approved the amended bill and moved it forward.

The Committee on Legislative Modernization amended and passed House Bill 25-74 to extend cybersecurity requirements, create a judicial technology oversight council, require agency compliance assessments, make certain assessments confidential and direct additional reporting to the Joint Committee on Information Technology.