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DuPage County praises IT team amid ongoing cybersecurity investigation; board ratifies emergency mitigation contract
Summary
County leaders thanked IT staff for work during a cybersecurity incident and the board ratified an emergency procurement to a vendor to assist in mitigation.
DuPage County Chair Deborah A. Conroy and board members on May 13 publicly thanked information technology staff for their response to a recent cybersecurity incident and approved an emergency procurement to assist mitigation.
Conroy told the board the county's information technology staff "assisted the sheriff's office, the eighteenth judicial circuit court, and the circuit court clerk's office during the recent cybersecurity incident," and that the investigation into the incident "continues." She said the IT team worked around the clock and praised their effort.
Member Desart highlighted the county's public communications about the incident, praising staff (specifically Evan and others) for controlling information released to the media while protecting proprietary details: "the way you kept those press releases going ... I applaud you, Evan. Congratulations." The board recorded gratitude to specific staff members and described frequent, around-the-clock coordination.
Separately, the board approved FIR0086-25, a ratification of an emergency procurement to Coalition Incident Response Inc. for mitigation of a cybersecurity incident for the finance department, for a contract total not to exceed $54,900. The procurement was presented as a ratification of emergency action; the meeting record shows the motion and that "leave is granted," indicating the action was recorded as approved.
Officials said the investigation was ongoing and did not provide additional operational details about the incident in the public meeting record.
