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Consultants warn of inactive devices, unsupported software and external vulnerabilities in Bourbon County and Fort Scott IT systems
Summary
An IT assessment presented to Bourbon County and the City of Fort Scott identified housekeeping gaps—inactive devices, missing patches, inconsistent password policies and external vulnerabilities—and recommended a phased cleanup, Microsoft 365 hardening and network segmentation to reduce cyber risk.
A Stronghold Data representative told Bourbon County officials and Fort Scott staff during a work session that a joint IT assessment found numerous maintenance and security gaps, including inactive devices, unsupported software, missing patches and external vulnerabilities that increase the risk of a cyber incident.
The assessment, described by the Stronghold Data representative as “just a starting point,” recommended a structured cleanup of inactive devices and network closets, enforcement of password and screen‑lock policies, routine patch testing, deployment of Microsoft 365 anti‑phishing and impersonation protections, and a longer project to segment county and city networks.
The consultant said the problems are largely labor and housekeeping rather than large hardware purchases. “A lot of our risk could be mitigated by some health checks, some proper maintenance,” the Stronghold Data representative said, urging the entities to standardize device lifecycles and apply technical enforcement where policies exist only…
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