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Washington County cybersecurity officer urges vigilance, schedules staff and public trainings
Summary
County cybersecurity officer Ryan Myla told the IT committee that phishing and social-engineering remain the county’s top risk vectors, previewed penetration-test remediation, and invited staff and local officials to a free "Back to Basics" training on March 19 (6–8 p.m.).
Ryan Myla, Washington County’s cybersecurity officer, told the county IT committee on Feb. 24 that phishing and social-engineering remain the primary means attackers use to breach local-government networks and urged staff to report suspicious messages promptly.
Myla reviewed the county’s security monitoring, saying the SIEM service logs alerts for six months and that most months show about 20 or fewer incidents. He described a single outlier of more than 60 incidents tied to a coordinated penetration test conducted with the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and said the test produced…
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