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Brigham City holds annual cybersecurity and open‑meetings trainings; conflict‑of‑interest refresher set for Feb. 19
Summary
Brigham City officials used their Feb. 5 work session to deliver annual Internet security awareness training and to show a state video on the Open and Public Meetings Act. Staff said the city will check whether the training can be posted to the municipal app and scheduled conflict‑of‑interest training for Feb. 19.
Brigham City leaders used their Feb. 5 work session to run two required trainings: an Internet security awareness presentation led by IT Director Royce Wilkerson and a state-produced overview of the Open and Public Meetings Act.
Wilkerson urged employees and council members to treat users as the "first line of defense" against cybercrime and said the goal of training is to reduce data breaches, identity theft and financial scams. "Internet security awareness is educating users to be the first line of defense in cybercrime, cyberattacks," Wilkerson said. He described common threats—phishing, ransomware, payroll‑change scams and malvertising—and demonstrated how to inspect links and avoid suspicious ads.
Wilkerson cited large-scale statistics about cybercrime and noted that phishing remains the top vector for breaches. He described Brigham City's current protections—link scanning (the city appends a link scanner prefix before forwarding), multi‑factor authentication where available, and policies requiring staff to verify payroll change requests by phone.
A video from the state auditor's office then summarized open‑meetings requirements: regular, emergency and electronic meetings are public when a quorum discusses government business; closed meetings are allowed only under specified exceptions and require a two‑thirds vote to begin; and written minutes and recordings are subject to specific posting timelines. The video also reminded officials to consult legal counsel for entity‑specific questions.
Council members and staff said they would look into posting the training on the city's public app so residents can view it, and they scheduled the conflict‑of‑interest and ethics‑statement training for the council's Feb. 19 meeting.
The training concluded with a brief question period in which Wilkerson addressed safe link preview behavior on mobile devices and reiterated caution about downloading software from unverified sites.
