The Pulaski County Comissioners and Council discussed cybersecurity during their joint session Monday.
Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer announced, two years ago, a free cybersecurity assessment was done for Pulaski County by Purdue University’s cyberTAP. Origer announced cyberTAP Assistant Director Dr. Joe Beckman was present to address the commissioners and council about the importance of cybersecurity.
Dr. Beckman stated while there may not be much attention to cybersecurity at the moment for Pulaski County, there are steps that could be taken to ensure the safety of information in Pulaski County is protected. He stated cyberTAP would like to conduct another assessment with the county that would involve a sit-down interview. He added this assessment would be free of charge for Pulaski County and that they have conducted over 100 of these assessments already with other counties in Indiana. Beckman gave each commissioner and council member reports done by other counties and also more information regarding cyberTAP.
As an extension of Purdue University’s Technical Assistance Program (TAP), cyberTAP seeks to meet the growing demand for cyber services and education. They offer custom-tailored cybersecurity education and cybersecurity services as well as training programs that range from basic theory to hands-on defensive and offensive simulations. They provide various cybersecurity-related professional services, such as security risk assessments, cybersecurity awareness campaigns, penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.
The commissioners and council took the information under advisement.
