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Securing the Future: Pender County’s IT Blueprint

Pender County, North Carolina, recognized the need to evaluate and enhance its IT infrastructure and cybersecurity measures. To achieve this, the County engaged Avèro for a comprehensive IT Assessment.

The brief

Pender County, North Carolina, recognized the need to evaluate and enhance its IT infrastructure and cybersecurity measures.

To achieve this, the County engaged Avèro for a comprehensive IT Assessment. The project aimed to thoroughly assess the current state of the County’s IT infrastructure, staff capabilities, cybersecurity environment, and the efficiency of IT service delivery and enterprise software systems. The goal was to identify gaps, evaluate risks, and develop a strategic plan to guide the County’s IT advancements over the next three years.

What the work produced

The deliverables.

Stakeholder Interviews and Current-State Assessment

Avèro conducted interviews with stakeholders from various County departments, including the IT Services (ITS) Department, to gather insights into the current state of IT infrastructure, service…

Cybersecurity Environment Evaluation

Working with the County’s ITS team, Avèro evaluated the cybersecurity environment by assessing its practices and documentation against the NIST cybersecurity framework. This helped identify…

Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

Based on the cybersecurity environment evaluation, Avèro developed a formal Cybersecurity Risk Assessment report. This document outlined the identified risks and provided targeted recommendations for…

IT Strategic Plan Development

Leveraging the insights gained from the assessments, Avèro developed an IT Strategic Plan Report. This report addressed the identified gaps and offered actionable recommendations to improve IT…

Scope
  • Stakeholder Interviews and Current-State Assessment
  • Cybersecurity Environment Evaluation
  • Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
  • IT Strategic Plan Development
Where it stands

Status and outlook.

Current status

The IT Assessment project provided Pender County with a detailed understanding of its current IT infrastructure, staff capabilities, and cybersecurity environment. The Cybersecurity Risk…

Next step

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