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Shortly after New Jersey state lawmaker Shama Haider introduced a bill to strengthen cybersecurity defenses, her own town of Tenafly faced a ransomware attack.
June 13 -
Howard Globus, founder and CEO of IT-on-demand.com, talks with Chip Barnett about what municipalities should do before, during and after a cybersecurity attack to keep their systems secure from hackers. (19 minutes)
June 1 -
Several states have passed, or are considering, legislation to bar local governments from making payments to criminals who hold computer systems hostage.
May 20 -
The U.S. and European Commission moved Saturday to disconnect Russia from a global financial system.
February 28 -
“Compromised systems can directly affect public finance entities in the near term,” says Fitch's Omid Rahmani, citing ransomware risks.
January 14 -
In the last decade Omid was involved in cyber security issues.
September 9 -
Cyber criminals threaten the safety of patients and the financial health of hospitals. The life-and-death stakes underscore the importance of online security.
August 18 -
Cyberattacks pose rising operational costs and can hinder revenue generation for hospitals and health systems eventually leading to rating hits, Fitch warns.
July 26 -
S&P’s Tiffany Tribbitt and Geoffrey Buswick talk with Chip Barnett about what municipalities can do to counter the growing threat of cyber attacks and what steps cities and states can take after an incident happens. (15 minutes)
July 13 -
Alan Rubin, principal, Blank Rome Government Relations