Local Cybersecurity Preparedness and Local Cybersecurity Support Fund - Alterations
What this bill does
Authorizing the Governor for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $10,000,000 for the Local Cybersecurity Support Fund; requiring the Department of Information Technology to provide sufficient information security officers to assist the Director of Local Cybersecurity; requiring that, by July 1, 2025, a local school system shall implement for all school employees multifactor authentication, endpoint detection and response on all system-owned devices, and network monitoring; etc.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wolf, Dan | Alliance for Digital Innovation | Oral |
| FAV | Benitez, Mayor Celina | City of Mount Rainier | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cornish, Tasha | Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Fry Hester, Katie | Maryland Senate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Corns, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Vetter, Drew | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Yelin, Ben | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lippert, Richard | Maryland K12 Technology Leadership Forum Cybersecurity Committee | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Wright, Vennard | Wave Welcome | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bonasera, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |