SIDNEY -- Cheyenne County are moving ahead on plans for a cybersecurity audit.

"Cybersecurity has been a hot topic for months," said Cheyenne County Commissioner Randy Miller.

He said Homeland Security offers an audit of computer systems at no cost. He said the county has to start somewhere, and the Homeland Security audit documents the county's weaknesses but the county is not obligated to Homeland Security's programs.

Miller asked District Court Clerk Mindy Wiegand, a member of the Cheyenne County IT committee, her opinion on an audit and working with Homeland Security.

"I think we absolutely need to address our weaknesses, but also identify our strengths," Wiegand said. 

She added an audit needs to identify strengths as well as weaknesses, and start an audit "sooner than later."

Miller said his concern with Homeland Security is the time line, that Homeland Security may not be equipped to start Cheyenne County's audit immediately.

"I think we need to get the ball rolling," he said.

The commissioners unanimously agreed to contract with Homeland Security for a cybersecurity audit.