January 6, 2021
Livingston County officials are on the path to changing providers for cyber security enhancements.
The county has been using software from SolarWinds, a third party vendor that managed the servers of multiple federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security that were hacked last year. The decision to use SolarWinds recently came under the scrutiny of the countyâs former Chief Information Officer Rich Malewicz and the Livingston County Democratic Party. County Administrator Nathan Burd and current CIO Kristopher Tobbe have maintained that County data has remained secure, to their best knowledge. That being said, at the County General Government Committee meeting, Tuesday, Tobbe recommended changing to cyber security experts Palo Alto for expanded protection. Tobbe said this change was not the result of recent headlines, and have been on the books since the 2017 planning year and a focus of his efforts since taking over the offic