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County IT seeks two cybersecurity positions as incidents rise and federal supports fall
Summary
Business Innovation & Technology requested two ongoing cybersecurity positions — an analyst and a manager — citing rising incident volume and the loss of federal/state incident‑analysis partners; staff said the positions would enable forensic analysis, 24/7 monitoring and coordinated incident response.
Business Innovation & Technology (BIT) asked commissioners to fund two cybersecurity positions: a hands‑on analyst and a manager to coordinate incident response and oversight. BIT said the county's small cybersecurity team has been stretched thin by frequent incidents and that recent federal cutbacks eliminated resources the county relied on for malware analysis and incident triage.
BIT described recent demand: an incident earlier in the year required more than 200 staff hours of analysis, and routine incidents consume many staff hours that leave monitoring gaps elsewhere. "We have 2 cybersecurity staff currently; most organizations our size would have 3–5 times that," BIT's presenter said, arguing that dedicated hires would improve monitoring, forensics and response coordination.
Staff also noted downstream costs for subscriptions, monitoring tools and other software will increase if additional headcount is approved and recommended ongoing budget coverage for those items.
Ending: BIT said it will refine the full ongoing cost estimate, including subscriptions and position classification, and will return with final job descriptions if commissioners direct the funding.
