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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 264<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82527,"section_number":"38.2-625","catch_line":"Notice to Commissioner","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-625\/"},{"id":54030,"section_number":"38.2-629","catch_line":"Exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-629\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":218139,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59652,"identifier":"38.2-624","token":"38.2\/6\/2\/38.2-624","url":"\/38.2-624\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-624\/","token":"38.2\/6\/2\/38.2-624","dublin_core":{"Title":"Investigation of a cybersecurity event","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-624","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If a licensee<\/span> learns that a cybersecurity event<\/span> has or may have occurred, the licensee<\/span> or an investigator shall conduct a prompt investigation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> During the investigation, the licensee<\/span> or an investigator shall, at a minimum, determine as much of the following information as possible: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Determine whether a cybersecurity event<\/span> has occurred; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Assess the nature and scope of the cybersecurity event<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Identify any nonpublic information<\/span> that may have been involved in the cybersecurity event<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Perform or oversee reasonable measures to restore the security of the information systems<\/span> compromised in the cybersecurity event<\/span> in order<\/span> to prevent further unauthorized acquisition, release, or use of nonpublic information<\/span> in the licensee<\/span>’s possession<\/span>, custody<\/span>, or control. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If a licensee<\/span> learns that a cybersecurity event<\/span> has or may have occurred in a system maintained by a third-party<\/span> service provider<\/span>, the licensee<\/span> will complete the steps listed in subsection B or make reasonable efforts to confirm and document that the third-party<\/span> service provider<\/span> has completed those steps. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each licensee<\/span> shall maintain records concerning all cybersecurity events<\/span> for a period of at least five years from the date of the cybersecurity event<\/span> and shall produce those records upon demand of the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVESTIGATION OF A CYBERSECURITY EVENT (\u00a7 38.2-624)\n\nA. If a licensee learns that a cybersecurity event has or may have occurred, the\nlicensee or an investigator shall conduct a prompt investigation.\n\nB. During the investigation, the licensee or an investigator shall, at a\nminimum, determine as much of the following information as possible:\n\n 1. Determine whether a cybersecurity event has occurred;\n\n 2. Assess the nature and scope of the cybersecurity event;\n\n 3. Identify any nonpublic information that may have been involved in the\n cybersecurity event; and\n\n 4. Perform or oversee reasonable measures to restore the security of the\n information systems compromised in the cybersecurity event in order to prevent\n further unauthorized acquisition, release, or use of nonpublic information in\n the licensee’s possession, custody, or control.\n\nC. If a licensee learns that a cybersecurity event has or may have occurred in a\nsystem maintained by a third-party service provider, the licensee will complete\nthe steps listed in subsection B or make reasonable efforts to confirm and\ndocument that the third-party service provider has completed those steps.\n\nD. Each licensee shall maintain records concerning all cybersecurity events for\na period of at least five years from the date of the cybersecurity event and\nshall produce those records upon demand of the Commissioner.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 264.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}