A bipartisan solution to address the proliferation of cybercrime unanimously passed the Senate.

House Bill 1759, authored by Rep. Trish Ranson, D-Stillwater and Sen. Zack Taylor, R-Seminole, updates language in the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act to better address computer security threats that continue to evolve.

As technology advances and more commerce moves online, cybercrime is a growing threat. 

The FBI estimates that cybercrime costs the global economy more than $450 billion a year.

“When people think about cyber attacks, they probably think about large companies,” said Ranson. “However, small businesses are just as susceptible and sometimes more so due to their inability to pay for extensive cybersecurity. This bill is about protecting their livelihood and ultimately the state economy.”