Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
County IT installs cloud backup, completes multifactor rollout and plans password-protection tool, IT director says
Summary
IT director Kyle Webb told commissioners the county implemented a cloud backup solution, installed generator and battery backups for the server room, finished most multifactor authentication rollout, and is considering a credential-monitoring tool quoted at roughly $50,100 per year.
Kyle Webb of the Knox County IT department briefed the board on a range of cybersecurity and infrastructure actions at the Aug. 12 meeting.
Webb said the county has implemented a cloud backup solution for servers and data to add an off-site protection layer, which he described as additional defense against ransomware or other cyber incidents. He also reported that generator power and battery backups were installed for the server room on the second floor to improve power resiliency.
Webb told commissioners the county has largely completed a rollout of multifactor authentication…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
