Oct 13 / Admin

New Scam Alert: Federal Shutdown May Spur Cyber Attacks on Local Agencies

Government Technology reported:   

A cybersecurity expert with experience as a white hat hacker is urging state and local government IT leaders to prepare for a surge in cyber attacks and during a time of reduced federal support during the shutdown. He cautions them to be ready to work through a potential breach using only state and private resources.

He urged state and local IT leaders to “dust off incident response plans” and strengthen relationships with state leaders, private partners and potentially National Guard cyber units.
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Key Takeaway:  Have a response plan in place in case a fraudulent payment occurs as fraudsters take advantage of smaller staffs, etc. 

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