Warren Sponholtz, who most recently served as deputy CISO of the Florida Digital Service, has been named the state's new CIO.

Grant announced he plans to resign July 1 as head of the Florida Digital Service, the three-year-old agency he was instrumental in creating.

Florida CIO Jamie Grant said the state's response to Hurricane Ian is "the first response that's ever had a truly digital component."

Speaking at a NASCIO conference, James Grant criticized the many defunct IT agencies that preceded the Florida Digital Service.

A new bill would raise incident reporting and training requirements for state and local governments and impose a ban on ransomware payments.

Half of the state's cybersecurity board is vacant and key leaders — including the CISO and chief data officer — stepped down in recent months.