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Ransomware incident compliance, prohibition on paying a ransom demand
Ransomware incident compliance, § 282.3186
In force since .
A sector security regimes rule binding government bodies.
- Obligation class
- Prohibition, Security
As of .
What it requires
- This binds a state agency as defined in section 282.318(2) of the Florida Statutes, a county and a municipality.
- Do not pay or otherwise comply with a ransom demand when you are experiencing a ransomware incident.
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
What this law does
A state agency, a county, or a municipality experiencing a ransomware incident may not pay or otherwise comply with a ransom demand. Chapter 2022-220, Laws of Florida, created section 282.3186. Chapter 2022-220 took effect .