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Staff proposes shared cybersecurity specialist position for Portsmouth IT resilience
Summary
City staff proposed creating a full‑time cybersecurity specialist shared across city and enterprise funds to respond to rising ransomware risks; councilors asked about centralization, commission authority and accreditation impacts.
Deputy City Manager for Finance Administration Nathan Lonnie told the council that staff would like to add a full‑time cybersecurity specialist as part of the FY26 budget to strengthen the city’s defenses against ransomware and other attacks.
Lonnie said the proposed position would be funded across departments: approximately 60 percent from the general fund and 40 percent from enterprise funds (water, sewer, etc.). He…
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