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Bay City introduces new IT manager, pushes cybersecurity, network segmentation
Summary
City staff introduced IT manager Chris Boudreaux and outlined a multi‑year plan of cybersecurity, domain and server upgrades, network segmentation and policy work aimed at reducing risk and centralizing IT operations.
Chris Boudreaux, the city’s new IT manager, told the Bay City City Council on Sept. 23 that he has prioritized cybersecurity, policy creation and infrastructure consolidation since starting in June. Boudreaux introduced staff including IT specialist Christina Lopez and listed completed and planned work ranging from an incident response plan to a Windows 11 rollout and a planned move from .org to .gov domains.
Boudreaux said the city completed an incident response plan and several control improvements identified in a 2022 gap assessment, including firewall fixes, centralized backups and deployment of a Barracuda email defense gateway to reduce…
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