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CISO tells committee municipal IT 'backbone' as cybersecurity incidents rise; penetration testing expanded
Summary
The committee heard the borough CISO's annual report outlining completed infrastructure upgrades, a three-tier backup plan, expanded two-factor authentication and results from penetration testing, plus incident totals for the prior year.
West Chester — Bill, the borough's CISO, presented the annual IT and cybersecurity report to the Administration, Communication, and Technology Committee on Feb. 11, saying the department has completed multiple infrastructure upgrades and continues to expand cybersecurity protections.
"The IT, I do believe, is the backbone," Bill said, summarizing the department's role across municipal services and noting the growing costs of cybersecurity since 2020.
The nut graf: the CISO laid out recent capital and security work to reduce risk to borough systems and services, including network switch and access-point upgrades, expanded two-factor authentication…
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