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Commissioners decline CISA cyber hygiene scanning pilot after debate over scope and risk
Summary
The court considered signing a CISA cyber hygiene acceptance letter for monthly external vulnerability scanning. Commissioners and members of the public raised concerns about scope, external access and recent CISA controversies; the motion to accept the service failed on a recorded vote.
Kerr County staff proposed accepting a free CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) cyber hygiene service that would run scheduled external vulnerability scans of county network endpoints and produce monthly advisories.
Corey (IT director) explained the service is advisory and external only: ‘‘they're just looking for holes in our network’’ and the scans are automated monthly snapshots that produce reports the county can use to remediate exposures. He described the service as…
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