Cyber security
Cyber security
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New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli urged state agencies to do more to protect water systems from cyberattacks as Moody's Investors Service said cyber risks pose challenges to municipalities across the United States.
July 10 -
Through proposed SEC regulations, federal grants and cybersecurity insurance, areas of the public finance industry are adjusting to costly and omnipresent cyber threats.
July 7 -
The increasing number and frequency of cyber attacks against municipalities is a cause for credit concern, S&P Global Ratings says.
December 28 -
The California Department of Finance aids the governor in drafting the preliminary budget that is released in January.
December 14 -
Increased use of third-party vendors by transportation issuers may be putting those entities at increased risk.
October 28 -
Upgrading the agency's technology could make information exchange more secure.
September 29 -
Scammers are masquerading as the IRS’ Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division to try and get issuers and borrowers to disclose confidential information.
July 26 -
Municipal governments have become a target for online criminals. Experts warn their neglect of cybersecurity puts finances, services and vital records at risk.
June 24 -
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 sector is a target-rich environment due to the large amount of sensitive data that healthcare entities maintain for patient care and operations.
May 19 -
The Port of Los Angeles launched a Cyber Resilience Center that protects not only port administration systems, but the shipping companies that berth there.
January 27 -
“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 -
Experts explore the tangible and intangible costs of cyber breaches and potential risk mitigation strategies.
July 29 -
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
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Rating agencies are pushing municipal issuers to build online security risks like ransomware attacks into mitigation strategies that include more transparency.
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