WSD computer security update options considered

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By Dave Fidlin
Correspondent
MyRacineCounty.com
June 18, 2013

Officials in the Town of Waterford Sanitary District No. 1 are interested in 
using updated technology to address a series of perceived deficiencies.

At last month’s district meeting, WSD commissioners discussed contracting with 
a firm to back-up the district’s files, perhaps through a cloud method that 
would result in off-site storage and eliminate the need for servers and other 
large infrastructure.

Dan Dickinson, who chairs the commission, said an upgrade could yield cost 
efficiencies and result in better Internet connections.

“A server is really no longer needed with the technology that is available 
today,” Dickinson noted.

WSD’s existing hardware system is considered antiquated. It was installed in 
2001 and, according to staff members, could be vulnerable to security attacks. 
As time moves on, the existing software and hardware will not be compatible 
with new products aimed at eliminating security threats.

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