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Knox County adopts cybersecurity policy; officials cite vendor oversight, ransomware reporting and training needs
Summary
Kyle Webb presented a county cybersecurity policy aligned to state guidance (House Bill/ORC references); the board approved the policy after discussion about multifactor authentication for 911, vendor oversight, password management and new reporting requirements for ransomware incidents.
Kyle Webb presented the county cybersecurity policy and a program of related practices to the Knox County Commissioners on Oct. 21, saying the plan follows the state’s guidance and national frameworks such as NIST and CIS.
He told the board that a recent 911 audit required changes to multifactor authentication at dispatch, and IT deployed authenticator keys for dispatch stations because staff cannot use phones at the consoles. Kyle said the county has completed a computer replacement cycle and is budgeting for 2026 replacements while splitting server duties (domain controllers separated from file servers) to reduce single points of failure.
Kyle described a candidate…
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