Council approves $36/month cybersecurity upgrade; vendor urges backup and server replacement
IT vendor Sound Advice described rising cyberattacks and recommended 24/7 monitoring, improved immutable backups and a next-generation firewall; council approved a $36/month increase to expand monitoring and asked for firm quotes on a full townwide protection plan and the proposed $11,388 server replacement.
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Brian Messer of Sound Advice told the council that cyberattacks on small organizations have surged and urged the town to expand managed security monitoring and more reliable backups. "I want to add $36 a month to your monthly services," he said while outlining an augmented security operations center, layered backups and employee training to reduce risk.
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