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City IT director warns of cybersecurity, radio and Windows upgrades that carry steep near‑term costs
Summary
IT staff described a recent CrowdStrike incident, ongoing cybersecurity defenses, an urgent Windows upgrade for hundreds of computers, and a proposed long‑term contract to maintain the city’s public‑safety radio system.
San Angelo’s IT director briefed the council on cybersecurity posture, an urgent migration off older operating systems, and recurring costs for the city’s radio and public‑safety systems.
Key points: - Cybersecurity program and recent incident: The city’s network monitoring partnership with Angelo State University and a commercial threat‑management provider helped detect an incident last year in which an industry standard vendor update caused widespread computer outages.…
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