Cyber attacks

Health care facilities have a high risk of cyberattacks compared to medium low risk for local governments and school districts, according to Moody’s

Moody's calls the missed payments an administrative default given the district's willingness and ability to pay.

Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas and other states have master state contracts with insurers that are available to local governments for cybersecurity.

The bill would authorize a new grant program at the Department of Homeland Security to take action on cybersecurity at the state and local level.

Hackers have finally done what bond issuers may have feared most from cyber criminals.

Retired Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, an advisory board member of Academy Securities, talks with The Bond Buyer’s Chip Barnett about the current situation in the Middle East and what states and cities can do to safeguard their municipalities against the threat of cyber attacks.

Oklahoma joins the ranks of state and local governments struck by hackers, fueling concerns about the escalating risk of such attacks on municipalities.

Data from so-called smart devices can trigger catastrophe for muni issuers if mishandled.

Baltimore is locked out of many of its computer systems by online hijackers demanding more than $100,000 worth of bitcoins to restore them to the city.

The port's initiative is a credit-positive approach to the risk of online attacks, according to Moody's Investors Service.