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Consideration was
given to the recommendations of the Finance, Regeneration and
Property Scrutiny Select Committee in respect of the new Annual
Senior Information Risk Officer report for 2024/25, which provided
a comprehensive overview of the key activities, achievements and
challenges faced by the Borough Council over the past year.
 
Due regard was
given to the views of the Scrutiny Select Committee, the financial
and value for money considerations, the assessment of risk and
the legal implications outlined in the report.    The proposals to enhance cyber
resilience were welcomed as the importance of ensuring the Borough
Council was adequately equipped to address current threats was
recognised.
 
Cllr proposed Boughton, Cllr Coffin seconded
and Cabinet
 
RESOLVED: 
That
 

(1)            
the annual report (attached at Annex 1) providing strategic
oversight and assurance on organisational information risk and
digital resilience be noted;
 

(2)            
the proposed investment in enhanced cybersecurity services be
supported and a procurement process be initiated;
 

(3)            
the associated costs for incident response to be covered using
available grant funding; and
 

(4)            
the ongoing operational costs for security monitoring be funded
from existing reserves initially and incorporated into the core
budget in future financial years.