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“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 … Read more
The report concerns a March 2022 attack on the Canadian tourist town of Banff, which apparently cost over $500,000. “Municipalities can be favoured targets of cybersecurity attackers because their cyber defences aren’t as sophisticated as higher levels of government. Attackers believe cities and towns may be more willing to pay ransoms than other organizations because … Read more
“(T)he biggest risk hasn’t yet materialized: a cyberattack against a company or information services system so important to an economy, or to society as a whole, that it reaches systemic levels. One so big, perhaps, it might take down carriers. ‘I think it’s important we stress that the insurance industry has not had a catastrophic … Read more
The new deadline to comment on the issue is December 14th. “Pursuant to a recommendation from the Government Accountability Office, under direction from Congress to investigate the question, the agencies are seeking answers on ‘the extent to which risks to critical infrastructure from catastrophic cyber incidents and potential financial exposures warrant a federal insurance response,’ … Read more
In our opinion, the report’s authors are diplomatic in their summary: “The K-12 community displayed an overall average maturity score of 3.55 on the 2021 NCSR’s 1 through 7 maturity scale. Results from the Nationwide Cybersecurity Review (NCSR) risk-based assessment have shown the K-12 sector is improving in its cybersecurity capabilities over time, though the … Read more