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Abilene council approves emergency IT purchases after cyberattack; staff say insurance and reserves will cover costs
Summary
The council approved one‑time purchases to restore critical computer and phone systems damaged in a recent cyberattack. City staff said purchases will be initially funded through the city's MIP reserve and that insurance claims are expected to reimburse the cost; staff described purchases and plans to expand monitoring and cybersecurity tools.
The Abilene City Council voted to approve a set of emergency information‑technology purchases to restore computer, phone and server capacity damaged in a recent cyber intrusion.
Troy Swanson, the city's IT director, described the purchases during council discussion: the city bought peripherals and miscellaneous items from CDW, a piece of software from Ceridian, and a variety of Dell equipment including "approximately 200 MDCs" (mobile data terminals used by emergency services) and "approximately 300 desktops." Server Supply provided memory modules to restore servers; Simuri supplied devices used by the cybercrimes initiative; and telecom purchases included about 100 phones and hosted phone services to restore…
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