421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD
WHEATON, IL 60187
DU PAGE COUNTY
Technology Committee
Final Summary
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
11:00 AM
Room 3500B
1.
2.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Berlin, Chaplin, Childress, Covert, Eckhoff, Galassi, Henry,
Kaczmarek, Rutledge, and Yoo
Lukas
White
ABSENT
LATE
3.
CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR COVERT
Chair Covert provided the following remarks:
Good morning. For the Chair's remarks this morning, I want to remind the tech committee that
DuPage County was the target of a ransomware attack last week. The incident affected the
Sheriff’s Office, the 18th Judicial Circuit Court, and the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office. This cyber
incident did not impact other elected officials' offices and departments in the county.
The IT Department is working tirelessly, including last weekend, with the Circuit Court Clerk’s
Office, the 18th Judicial Circuit Court, the Sheriff’s Office, and cybersecurity experts to ensure
all DuPage County technology environments are safe and secure.
Please remember that the team cannot answer questions or share sensitive details about the
incident, as this investigation and recovery efforts are ongoing.
Lastly, I want to thank Nick Kottmeyer, Jason Blumenthal, Evan Shields, the IT Department, the
Circuit Court Clerk’s Office, the 18th Judicial Circuit Court, the Sheriff’s Office, and our
cybersecurity experts for their collaborative efforts to secure the County’s technology assets and
advance investigation and recovery efforts so quickly. This serves as a great example of the
collaborative and excellent work done in DuPage County, even when facing a crisis.
4.
5.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comments were offered.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.A.
Approval of Minutes for the Technology Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, April
15, 2025
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