Ransomware has been an especially nasty foe for government entities, especially cities and towns. Cybercriminals know that these targets are likely to pay ransoms and unlikely to have strong security or security awareness training in place.
City of Tulsa’s government network and official site brought down by ransomware
Hackers ransom personal information to more than 24,000 CaptureRX patients
The medical sector has been absolutely battered by ransomware in the last 12 months.
BlueForce attacked by Conti ransomware group
Increased security awareness training makes organizations up to 70% less likely to experience damaging cybersecurity incidents like this one.
Alaska Court System’s online server disconnected due to malware
Ransomware is the weapon of choice for cybercrime especially against local, state and municipal governments with often weak or outmoded IT departments.
Mishandled information exposes over 164k Wyoming Department of Health users
Taking care of business includes taking care of training to prevent slip-ups like this that will ultimately cost the state million after remediation and fines.