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County IT reports switch failure, recent firewall updates and proposes third-party penetration test
Summary
Fulton County IT staff told commissioners a hardware bug caused a multi-switch outage last week, said firewalls and server software were recently updated, and recommended a third-party penetration test using Xerox IT solutions to assess network security.
FULTON COUNTY — County IT staff reported to commissioners on June 2 that a known hardware bug caused a stack of six switches to fail last week, temporarily disrupting services at the courthouse, and described steps taken to restore systems and harden the network.
"We had a stack of 6 switches go down on us all at once," the IT presenter said during department updates, adding that the problem was a known HP hardware bug affecting pre-COVID units and that replacement units are on order. IT staff said services were restored and that they deployed…
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