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Danville IT reports Windows 11 migration, new phone system and tighter cybersecurity controls
Summary
City IT briefed the commission on a Windows 11 rollout, a citywide RingCentral phone deployment, upgraded Microsoft licensing, new backup servers and expanded cybersecurity tools and training.
An IT update presented to the Danville City Commission on July 28 described multiple ongoing projects intended to modernize city technology and strengthen cybersecurity.
IT staff introduced new network administrator Brandon Millian and said the Windows 11 migration is nearly complete: about 190 of 210 city PCs have been upgraded, with the remainder expected shortly. The city is rolling out RingCentral as a new phone system (three sites completed; five in progress, two pending), and IT has ordered two new on-site backup appliances to improve redundancy.
The city has upgraded Microsoft 365 licensing to add Azure AD (Intra), Intune for device management, and Purview for data governance. Staff said email encryption is now available for employees, and Intune will be used for provisioning new devices together with Windows Autopilot. IT is also implementing LAPS (local admin password solution) to rotate local administrator credentials monthly, and is integrating Windows Defender with the endpoint protection stack.
IT staff described participation in MS-ISAC (the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center) for vulnerability advisories and malicious-IP blocking, and told commissioners that mandatory cybersecurity training for all employees has been started with annual recurrence. The department noted the potential future need for a dedicated security officer as threats and the volume of vulnerability notices grow.
Commissioners thanked the IT team and asked questions about domain names; staff explained the city maintains both the .org and .gov domains but uses the .gov domain internally for email and keeps .org for public-facing site search optimization.
