It would have unified the county's IT departments, created a cybersecurity chief position, and required twice monthly meetings, reports say.
He's ordered to work "until action is taken regarding the serious charges of misconduct and incompetence," county spokeswoman says.
"Significant issues" in the county clerk's office "have been remedied" by the Department of Information Technology, he said.
In a letter Wednesday to the Legislature, he says there were "serious instances of misconduct and incompetence."
The employees, all involved in internet technology, declined interviews, committee counsel Richard Donoghue told Newsday.
Remote title searches, the online sewer bill payment, and pistol permit applications are some of the services, Newsday reported.
Applicants have been printing them from the county's contingency website and mailing or hand-delivering them.
Experts question if it might have been better to pay off the hackers rather suffer the rippling effects, Newsday reported.
Examiners didn't have access to the clerk's office until 45 days after, Richard Donoghue, former U.S. Attorney In New York, told News 12.
Huntington had 130, Babylon 70, Islip 12, Smithtown 10, and Brookhaven and Southampton town had two each, Newsday reported.
They dropped by over $34.8 million from September to mid-December compared with $71.7 million in 2021, Newsday reported.
County Executive Steve Bellone says the breach could have been thwarted where it started in the county clerk's office. Find out why.
Payment wouldn't guarantee that "the criminal actors would honor their commitment" or that they wouldn't come back later, he said.
Supervisor fears the county "is extremely hamstrung and will be for some time in the future as a result of this attack."
An estimated 250 to 300 people are showing up daily to get traffic violations squared away, Newsday reported.
The funds have been allocated to investigate the Sept. 8 ransomware attack and get departments back on track, News 12 reports.
They haven't been able to apply online, but a new area on the county's website will allow them to apply using a PDF form, Newsday reported.
Sourcepass reps will make a presentation at the Board of Trustees' Dec. 12 meeting in light of the recent Suffolk cyberattack.
Lawmakers are expected to discuss on Wednesday moving the comptroller's payment process to a cloud-based system, Newsday reported.
There's “no dedicated security professionals with the appropriate level of responsibility and accountability.": report obtained by Newsday.
Those with tickets in the police district between 2013 and Sept. 8, 2022, may have had their driver's license number exposed.
The new power will allow an investigative panel to compel records and testimony related to the breach that took place in September.
The clerk and other department heads asked for more security before September, but the request was rejected, Newsday reported.
The cause was ongoing upgrades to dated computer systems and “additional processing functions” for Tuesday's election, Newsday reported.
RedLand Strategies' contract will this month, netting $44,000 for work since the Sept. 8 cyberattack, Newsday reported.
This could present a potential conflict of interest as the cyberattack is mitigated, security experts and a watchdog group told Newsday.
The department plans new hires and upgrades, but he could not say how the county would pay for them, Newsday reported.
It was for technology upgrades, computer replacement, and a disaster recovery projects, News 12 reported.
Legis. Anthony Piccirillo told Newsday "taxpayers deserve to know exactly how and when this cyber intrusion happened."
