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Cheshire County weighs switch to .gov domain amid competing cyber‑security views
Summary
A state‑backed program to move municipal websites and email to .gov was presented to the commissioners; the vendor argues .gov reduces impersonation risks while county IT staff cautioned it does not prevent account compromise and warned of potential false‑security assumptions.
Jason, who described the program as funded and coordinated by the Overwatch Foundation and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, briefed the board on a statewide effort to move eligible municipal entities to .gov domains to reduce impersonation‑style attacks.
He told the commissioners the program registers .gov names, helps plan phased cutovers, and can reimburse costs such as reprinting business cards or letterhead. “The .gov program does a…
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