Ohio House lawmakers got a stark warning Tuesday from a leading cybersecurity firm: potential threats are changing “dramatically” in terms of “sophistication, speed and complexity.”

The presentation came on the heels of lawmakers introducing a bill requiring municipalities to develop their own cybersecurity policies.

What’s in the bill?

House Bill 283 is a response to wave of cyber-attacks aimed at relatively low-level government agencies. The bill’s co-sponsor, state Rep. Haraz Ghanbari, R-Perrysburg, explained in April last year, the state auditor reported at least 23 cyberattacks against government offices in the last 12 months.

“In Licking County,” Ghanbari added, “just one attack resulted in the theft of more than $700,000.”

The measure directs local governments to review thei

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