Fallon County staff outline state cybersecurity grant, eye workforce training

Fallon County IT staff told commissioners the state’s cybersecurity grant application is open until Jan. 9 and covers five areas, including security-awareness training, professional development for cyber workforce and leadership, endpoint detection and response, network traffic monitoring training and multi-factor notification services. The staff member said the county is already on the state’s security-awareness contract and is most interested in the professional-development track, which "would be funded up to $5,100 for different training" but includes reimbursements only up to a lower figure for some costs.