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Ohio ORC § 9.64 Cybersecurity Compliance Software

The GRC Assessment Platform™ for Ohio political subdivision cybersecurity programs

Isora GRC gives security teams one connected workspace to assess cybersecurity practices, maintain system and vendor inventories, and document risk follow-up for Ohio political subdivision cybersecurity programs.

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Problem

ORC § 9.64 asks local governments to start from scratch

Building the six listed program components for ORC 9.64 is difficult when the system inventory, risk register, incident procedures, and training records live in separate spreadsheets and shared drives. When the Auditor of State opens an audit cycle, teams must gather documentation from files that were never designed to connect.

Solution

One platform for building and documenting an ORC § 9.64 program
Isora GRC brings the six ORC 9.64 program components into one connected workspace, with risk assessments aligned to CyberOhio guidance, NIST CSF and the CIS Controls, system and vendor inventories, risk tracking with assigned owners, and AOS reporting. The documentation stays current because the work and the record happen in the same system.
Assessment Management
Assess the six ORC § 9.64 program components

Launch risk assessments using prebuilt questionnaires aligned to NIST CSF and the CIS Controls, the two frameworks the statute names. Target departments, systems, and service providers, and collect policies, procedures, and training records inline so responses and proof stay connected. Recurring cycles keep the program current between audits.

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Inventory Management
Build a system inventory for ORC § 9.64 risk identification

Every system, application, and vendor record links to its assessments, risks, and documentation, with critical function designations, dependencies, and owners captured alongside it. ORC 9.64 lists identifying critical functions and cybersecurity risks as a program component, and a current system inventory supports that work. The inventory stays current because maintaining it is part of the assessment workflow.

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Risk Management
Turn assessment findings into a risk register with tracking

Publish a gap to the risk register as soon as an assessment identifies it. Every finding carries lineage back to the program component it maps to, the assessment that surfaced it, and the system it affects. Assign owners, set completion dates, and track progress while an append-only audit log records every decision.

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Reports & Scorecards
Produce documentation for the Ohio Auditor of State

Generate reports and scorecards that pull from live assessment scores, risk register entries, inventory records, and training completion. Show coverage across all six program components without weeks of manual assembly, and drill into any metric to reach the assessment response behind it.

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What does ORC § 9.64 require from political subdivisions?

Ohio Revised Code § 9.64 requires every political subdivision to adopt a cybersecurity program. The statute lists six components the program may include. They are risk identification and critical functions, impact assessment, threat detection, incident response, infrastructure repair and maintenance, and employee training. The statute calls for programs consistent with generally accepted best practices, such as NIST CSF and the CIS Controls, and leaves control selection to subdivisions. Isora GRC provides the assessment, inventory, risk tracking, and reporting workflows to operationalize those components.

Which subdivisions are covered, and when are the deadlines?

The law covers counties, municipalities, townships, school districts, and other local bodies such as special districts. State agencies fall under ORC § 125.18 instead. It took effect September 30, 2025, and counties and cities had to have a program in place by January 1, 2026. All other subdivisions were required to adopt a program by July 1, 2026.

How does Isora align with NIST CSF and the CIS Controls?

Isora includes prebuilt questionnaires mapped to NIST CSF functions and CIS Control safeguards, so a subdivision can launch an assessment without building templates first. ORC 9.64 names these frameworks as examples of accepted best practice, so assessments can usually be scoped to each subdivision’s size, mission, and risk profile.

Does Isora support incident reporting to OCIC and the Auditor of State?

Isora maintains the record behind both notifications, including the incident response procedures, the systems affected, the risks and remediation actions tied to an event, and the audit log documenting each step. That record supplies the documentation for the seven-day Ohio Cyber Integration Center (OCIC) notification and the thirty-day Auditor of State submission, though the subdivision files them.

Does using a managed service provider satisfy ORC § 9.64?

Political subdivisions remain accountable for the program regardless of who operates the controls, so a managed service provider arrangement still has to be documented. Isora tracks service providers in the same inventory as internal systems, keeping provider assessments, contract terms, and associated risks alongside the rest of the program record.

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