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Kerr County IT outlines cybersecurity lessons and proposes IT‑focused EOC after July flood
Summary
County IT presented lessons from a Texas A&M/TEEX course recommending an integrated cybersecurity role in the EOC, stronger vendor controls, failover EOC capability and more AI‑focused training; officials also reported a recent tax‑office server crash that was repaired and is under review.
County IT staff on Nov. 10 briefed Kerr County Commissioners Court on integrating cybersecurity personnel into the Emergency Operations Center and on steps to reduce future ransomware and vendor‑access risks.
Tyler (IT presenter) summarized a TEEX/FEMA curriculum the county used, saying the training treats IT as an operations role in the EOC during major incidents rather than only as support. "If the county were hit by ransomware, I believe the…
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