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Commissioner urges cybersecurity training after vendor‑payment scam example
Summary
After attending a KAC conference, a commissioner described a vendor‑payment wire fraud incident and recommended county staff use shared cybersecurity training resources as a refresher for department heads.
A commissioner reported on a cybersecurity session at the Kansas Association of Counties conference and urged the county to use the available training resources to reduce the risk of vendor‑payment and email scams.
The presenter described an example in which an employee received an email that looked like it came from a regular vendor but contained a subtle change in the payment instructions, leading to a $250 wire transfer to a scammer. “Somebody calling in, I think, to the IT department or someone who worked in IT... A CEO saying they were out of town and needed access to their computer and needed their user ID and password. That that individual gave it to them, and they were able to to get in,” the commissioner recounted, using the incident to stress the importance of refresher training. The board discussed using slides and tutorials provided by KAC and arranging a training or departmental refresher.
Commissioners agreed it would be a useful refresher for employees and suggested coordinating with Brandon (local contact) to adapt the material for county departments.
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