Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2111 – The purposes of this Chapter are:
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2111
- Cyber ransom or ransomware: means a type of malware that encrypts or locks valuable digital files and demands a ransom to release the files. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2112
- Managed security service: means a network and system security service that has been outsourced to a third-party service provider pursuant to a written agreement specifying the service and in which the service provider has assumed operational control of the monitoring and management of the public body's cybersecurity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2112
- Public body: means any branch, department, office, agency, board, commission, district, governing authority, political subdivision, or any other instrumentality of the state, parish, or municipal government, including a public or quasi-public nonprofit corporation designated as an entity to perform a governmental or proprietary function. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2112
The purposes of this Chapter are:
(1) To create a registration for managed service providers and managed security service providers doing business in this state with a public body.
(2) To provide access for public bodies to obtain information on managed service providers and managed security service providers.
(3) To require managed service providers and managed security service providers to report cyber incidents and the payment of cyber ransom or ransomware.
Acts 2020, No. 117, §2, eff. Feb. 1, 2021.