<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0KPbiS_0vjwNO6O00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0KPbiS_0vjwNO6O00" width="900" height="506" ></figure>UPDATE — Tazewell County Board approved the measure to upgrade fiber infrastructure at the McKenzie building in Pekin, as well as the measure to repair sidewalks outside the health department building. Original article follows.PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — After a cyber attack last year, the Tazewell County Board is looking for solutions.Tonight’s board meeting is focused primarily on technological updates and recovery.A proposal is set to be approved for a security video monitoring system at the Tazewell County Health Department, as well as a new, more secure, fiber infrastructure project at the McKenzie building in Pekin.“Tonight is a phase two implementation of our goals of revamping our technology,” said Tazewell County Administrator Mike Deluhery. “Earlier this year, we approved updating our core server environment, and this takes it one step farther as looking at the other components.”Last year’s cyber attack in Tazewell County brought down their geographical data system, causing the board to purchase upgrades.“With the cyber attack last year, this certainly expedited some of the technology items we had,” Deluhery said. “We had budgeted for doing a lot of upgrades this year, and that just certainly shined a brighter light on it that we need to act fast.”Other agenda items tonight include the approval of a purchase of a truck for Tazewell County Animal Control and approval of a bid for sidewalk replacement at the health department building.Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to CIProud.com. </div></body>

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UPDATE — Tazewell County Board approved the measure to upgrade fiber infrastructure at the McKenzie building in Pekin, as well as the measure to repair sidewalks outside the health department building. Original article follows. PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — After a cyber attack last year, the Tazewell County Board is...