“Whatever the motive and means, the cyberattack on the Met is a warning to other cultural institutions. Anyone is a potential target. ‘I am always cautioning clients that everyone is a target, regardless of their size and industry. It should not take an incident such as this to make other cultural institutions realize they are at high risk,’ says Richard Sheinis, partner and head of data privacy and cybersecurity at full-service law firm Hall Booth Smith.”
Last summer the WorldFly attack impacted cultural institutions such as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canada Stage, Sydney Dance Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company and England’s Old Vic Theatre.
Source: The Metropolitan Opera Cyberattack Highlights Vulnerability of Cultural Institutions