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Ridgecrest IT plans firewall and network upgrades and an XDR migration as long‑time staff member prepares to depart
Summary
IT staff described a multi‑phase firewall, networking and logging refresh, upgrades to endpoint security (XDR), Microsoft 365 licensing review, and a staffing transition as a senior IT team member signaled his likely departure.
City IT staff presented infrastructure and cybersecurity projects for FY26, and the department’s lead said he expects this budget season will likely be his last with the city.
The presentation described a two‑phase refresh of the city’s firewalls and core switching, completed fiber upgrades to a higher‑capacity backbone, and redundant ISP and firewall configurations intended to eliminate single points of failure. Staff said logging…
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