HB1205:

Legislative Automated Systems, Division of; duties, creating a cybersecurity department.

Bill Summary:

Division of Legislative Automated Systems; duties;
cybersecurity department. Directs the Division of Legislative
Automated Systems to create and manage a cybersecurity department
to monitor the technological systems of the General Assembly of Virginia
and the agencies that directly serve the General Assembly for cybersecurity
threats and to respond to and mitigate the effects of such threats.
The bill provides that any employee assigned to the department shall
keep all records, findings, and information related to his job confidential
and is subject to a $10,000 fine for any breach of confidentiality.