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New IT director briefs council on cybersecurity, 174 machines needing upgrades and asset-tracking rollout
Summary
Lynn's new IT director said securing the city's systems is a top priority after a recent potential breach; the department identified roughly 174 Windows machines that need upgrades (about 50 must be replaced), plans asset-tracking software and will expand staff training against phishing.
Lynn’s new information-technology director reported initial priorities to the budget committee: tighten cybersecurity after a recent incident, inventory and replace aging devices and implement an asset-tracking system.
"We have probably of 174 machines that need upgrading," the IT director said, adding that roughly 50 of those will need…
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