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Tech services warns of ransomware risk, pitches FirstNet/Starlink evaluation and paperless‑court upgrades
Summary
Tech Services Director Chad Goodhue told commissioners that county cybersecurity and mobile communications are priorities: staff will evaluate FirstNet, T‑Mobile and Starlink for first‑responder data and tested STARLINK backups; he also outlined ransomware risks, phishing remediation, and the county's investment in OnBase and TrueSign for paperless courts.
Chad Goodhue, director of Walla Walla County Tech Services, gave a broad technology and security briefing at the Nov. 3 commissioners meeting, telling the board that county IT must prioritize both resilience and cost savings.
Goodhue summarized several near‑term projects: a draft AI policy to be presented Dec. 1; a SharePoint/OneDrive migration to reduce expensive SAN storage; and a planned mobile data terminal (MDT) cellular transition in which the county will evaluate…
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