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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. (a) Employees of the state who use technology as a part of their official job duties shall take annual cybersecurity awareness training beginning January first, two thousand twenty-six. Employees of the state shall be required to complete the training provided by the office.
(b) For purposes of this section, “employees of the state” shall include employees of all state agencies and all public benefit corporations, the heads of which are appointed by the governor.
2. Employees of a county, a city, a town, a village, or a district as defined in section one hundred nineteen-n of the general municipal law, who use technology as a part of their official job duties shall take annual cybersecurity awareness training beginning January first, two thousand twenty-six. The office shall make a cybersecurity training available for use by a county, a city, a town, a village, or a district as defined in section one hundred nineteen-n of the general municipal law, at no charge, provided however, no employee of a county, a city, a town, a village, or a district as defined in section one hundred nineteen-n of the general municipal law shall be required to complete such training provided by the office and the cybersecurity awareness training requirements of this section may be satisfied by the completion of other cybersecurity awareness training.
3. All training mandated by this section shall be conducted during the employee's regular working hours and employees shall receive compensation at their regular rate of pay for any time spent participating in such training.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, State Technology Law - STT § 103-f. Cybersecurity awareness training - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/state-technology-law/stt-sect-103-f/
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