Secured Roots

HB96 compliance for Ohio public entities — without the theater

We handle the unglamorous work: inventory, control mapping, owner assignment, remediation, and clean evidence. No PDFs thrown over the wall. No generic policy packs. Just a trackable program you can show to leadership and auditors.

Built for school districts, municipalities, townships, libraries, and regional agencies.

Ohio-focused
Evidence-first
Right-sized controls
Operator-led

HB96, distilled

We translate statute into a living plan with owners and evidence.

Program & governance

Policies, procedures, and decision records aligned to HB96 requirements.

Risk & asset inventory

Systems, vendors, data, and risks tracked with owners and due dates.

Detection & response

Logging, incident runbooks, notification steps, and after-action evidence.

Training & awareness

Annual training mapped to roles, rosters of completion, and reminders.

Ransomware posture

Backups, restoration tests, payment restrictions, and escalation paths.

Auditor-ready evidence

Exportable packets: policies, screenshots, logs, and sign-offs.

What we deliver

Clear artifacts you can hand to leadership or an auditor.

HB96 Readiness

We map your inventory to HB96, assign owners, track remediation, and produce auditor-ready evidence packs.

  • • Control register with status and next actions
  • • Task owners, due dates, and tracking
  • • Evidence pack export for audits

Practical GRC for SMBs

Right-sized governance and security. We plan, assign, track, and collect evidence without enterprise bloat.

  • • Policy set matched to how you operate
  • • Risk register with owners and SLAs
  • • Evidence library with simple exports

How it works

1) Map the ground

Short workshops to gather systems, vendors, and current practices.

2) Assign owners

Every control and task gets an accountable owner and due date.

3) Build evidence

Collect proof and keep it fresh with light-touch check-ins.

About Secured Roots

Secured Roots is operator-led cybersecurity and GRC for Ohio. We focus on practical implementation: getting the right controls in place, proving they work, and keeping them working. Less shelfware, more signal.

  • • Experience across schools, cities, and small agencies
  • • NIST-aligned practices tuned for HB96 requirements
  • • Evidence-first approach to satisfy audits without drama