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Ogden IT warns council: most breaches rely on user behavior, urges stronger passphrases and two-factor security
Summary
Barry Chapman, Ogden City’s network operations manager, told the March 4 work session that the majority of cybersecurity incidents originate with end-user actions and urged council members to adopt longer passphrases, two-factor authentication and cautious AI use; staff said city backups follow a 3-2-1 rule to mitigate ransomware risk.
Barry Chapman, network operations manager for Ogden City, briefed council members at the March 4 joint work session on cybersecurity threats, city protections and recommended user practices.
Chapman said the primary vulnerability in most breaches is the human user. “Most of the breaches, most of the incidents that occur is from end users,” he told the council, and noted that attackers increasingly target mobile devices and use social engineering and AI-based tools to…
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