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Washington County is in the first round of recipients awarded a state cyber-security grant that will help county officials better monitor computer systems to prevent intrusions from hackers.
“It’s a brand new program,” said Roger Wickes, county attorney. “They only gave out 10; we are among the first to receive the grant.”
The $50,000 grant, awarded through the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, gives the county an opportunity to beef up an already secure system with new software, Wickes said.
“This offers more intrusion protection and whatever holes we might have, the grant will close,” he said. “I like to say, ‘This grant makes sure all the doors and windows are locked.’”
While there have been attempts made to infiltrate the county’s information systems, no one has gotten through.
But, Wickes said, “It’s a daily battle.”
Recently, county government systems in other parts of the state, including St. Lawrence County and Otsego County, were hacked by intruders. And while both counties caught the security breaches quickly, cyber attacks are a threat to county government information systems and infrastructure.
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