IT briefing: three account takeovers prompt multifactor authentication push

Jan 22, 2026

Kevin Brown reported there had been three account takeovers that were contained and cleaned up; the incidents prompted a countywide move to multifactor authentication and temporarily led to the city banning county emails while the issues were addressed.

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Kevin Brown, Information Technology staff for Floyd County, briefed the committee on security steps the county is taking after recent account compromises. "He reported there had been three account takeovers. Those issues were caught and cleaned up pretty quickly," the transcript records, and Brown said the county is moving to require multifactor authentication for all users.

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