Cybersecurity is here to stay. It’s not if a cyber attack is going to happen but more like when. It’s scary but at the same time, we should start preparing and thinking about what can be done to protect our communities. In 2018 there were over 20 cyber attacks on town and cities systems, which means computer systems that should work to help residents communicate with local governments were under attack. What cities and town can do to protect their system better? Is there a way or not?
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Here are links to few articles regarding the most recent Baltimore cyber attack:
- The Baltimore Sun: Baltimore city government computer network hit by
ransomware attack - Gizmodo: Hackers Are Holding Baltimore’s Government Computer Hostage, and It’s Not Even Close to Over
- The Vox: Hackers have been holding the city of
Bltimore’s computers hostage for 2 weeks - The Baltimore Sun: Baltimore Council President Scott to form
panel to examinecity’s cybersecurity aftercrippling computer hack - The Wall Street Journal: Cyberattack Hobbles Baltimore for Two Weeks and Counting
Question of the Day: Do you know if your town or city government is protecting against cyber attacks?
