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Scurry County to roll out mandatory cybersecurity training with phishing tests
Summary
Scurry County court said staff will receive cybersecurity training through TAC and will get simulated phishing emails; staff who click will be required to complete extra training. Officials stressed compliance is required by law and may affect access to the county's new accounting system.
Scurry County court on an administrative agenda item told staff to expect mandatory cybersecurity training delivered through TAC and warned that simulated phishing emails will be used to test compliance. Speaker 2 and Speaker 1 said the county will upload staff email addresses to the TAC dashboard and that employees should "look for this email" when the link is sent.
Speaker 1 said the training is legally required: "Do this because it's required by law." Officials warned that staff who click on simulated phishing links will be prompted to take additional training and that failure to complete the required steps could lock users out of county systems, including the forthcoming accounting system.
Court members asked about the timing and mechanics of the rollout; Speaker 1 said she had received the links but must first update the email list in TAC and expects to send a mass notice when the campaign is launched. The court characterized the TAC training as a necessary, standardized program and advised staff to complete the modules promptly to avoid access disruptions.
The court did not set a specific deployment date during the meeting but indicated the training and phishing tests are imminent and will be coordinated through the TAC dashboard.
