Committee asks how cyber risks are covered; staff says town contracts with Marin IT and auditors are reviewing protections

A committee member asked whether the technology budget accounts for catastrophic events such as cyberattacks. Chris replied that the town contracts with Marin IT for regional IT services and that auditors have recently been evaluating the town’s IT protections; he said he has a call scheduled with auditors to walk through those safeguards and try to reassure them about the town’s posture.

Chris cautioned that cyber actors are sophisticated and well-funded, and that a small town’s defenses are challenged by those realities. He said the town is “doing the best it can to position itself” and acknowledged auditors’ interest in the matter; he offered to provide follow-up information after the audit call.