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Nicollet County board adopts cybersecurity proclamation, veterans resolution and several funding measures; approves compensation study 4–1
Summary
At its Oct. 22 meeting, the Nicollet County Board of Commissioners adopted a Cybersecurity Awareness Month proclamation and an Operation Greenlight resolution for veterans, accepted a child-welfare screening grant and a detox services contract, approved donations and committed health-insurance reserves; it also approved a total-compensation assessment contract with DDA by a 4–1 vote.
Nicollet County commissioners on Oct. 22 adopted a proclamation recognizing October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month and heard local cybersecurity metrics before unanimously approving the resolution.
Office Technologies staff told the board that the county’s firewall stopped 219 intrusion attempts so far in October, that 91,443 emails had been scanned with 18,476 threats identified and about 4,000 confirmed malicious items, and that staff phishing susceptibility was approximately 4.2 percent. The board voted to adopt the proclamation after the presentation.
The board also unanimously approved a resolution supporting Operation Greenlight for Veterans, urging residents to display green lights from Nov. 4–11 to honor veterans. A county veteran-service representative described local services and provided the office’s phone number for veterans seeking…
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