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ATC flags cybersecurity steps; grant available to set up password vault, minutes note SonicWall breach
Summary
The commission discussed that many passwords are centralized and recommended authenticators; minutes note a grant is available to set up a password vault and that SonicWall had a recent security breach.
The commission discussed cybersecurity practices and potential improvements to reduce single‑point password risks. Minutes state that ‘‘most passwords reside within a single entity’’ and that Microsoft Authenticator or Google Authenticator would meet the town's needs; the commission noted that grants are available to support municipal cybersecurity projects to set up a password vault.
Minutes also record that SonicWall is widely used in town and that it "had a security breech recently." The minutes further note that YubiKeys are used in some locations. Because the SonicWall breach is recorded in the meeting minutes without a named speaker attached, the commission's record is presented here as a minutes notation rather than an attributed claim; follow up or vendor confirmation would be needed to verify details of the reported breach.
