Recognizing the need for high-level attention the National League of Cities (with the active participation of CompTIA) issued an 18-page report titled “Protecting Our Data: What Cities Should Know About Cybersecurity." This publication is specifically designed for public managers and leaders aimed at America’s 19,000 cities and towns and more than 218 million Americans.
Part of the study centered on the results of NLC/PTI Cyber Security Survey. It was designed to explore gaps and weaknesses when it comes to safeguarding data and cyber security generally.
The most alarming result from the survey dispels the myth that cities, towns and villages are safe from attacks by bad actors. The survey found that 44% of local governments report an attack from a cyber incident hourly (26%) or daily (18%. That number rises to 66.7% over the duration of a year. But what is even more alarming is the large number of local governments that do not know how often they are attacked (27.6%), experience an incident (29.7%) or a breach (41%).
Worse still, while 88.8% of local governments know that most incidents come om external actors, nearly one-third (31.9%) do not know if the attacks were from an internal source or an external one. Even though local governments constantly experience incidents, a majority do not catalog or count attacks (53.6%).
The survey also revealed that 25% of city and town respondents claimed they did not have a cyber security plan designed to protect their information systems from attack as well as have a plan to provide steps for recovery in case of attack? Suggesting there is a need to involve more city officials, when asked “How engaged are your elected officials with regards to your cyber security efforts?. Of those surveyed, 54% responded “somewhat engaged” and 29% of staff responded their elected officials are “not engaged”.
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Part of the study centered on the results of NLC/PTI Cyber Security Survey. It was designed to explore gaps and weaknesses when it comes to safeguarding data and cyber security generally.
The most alarming result from the survey dispels the myth that cities, towns and villages are safe from attacks by bad actors. The survey found that 44% of local governments report an attack from a cyber incident hourly (26%) or daily (18%. That number rises to 66.7% over the duration of a year. But what is even more alarming is the large number of local governments that do not know how often they are attacked (27.6%), experience an incident (29.7%) or a breach (41%).
Worse still, while 88.8% of local governments know that most incidents come om external actors, nearly one-third (31.9%) do not know if the attacks were from an internal source or an external one. Even though local governments constantly experience incidents, a majority do not catalog or count attacks (53.6%).
The survey also revealed that 25% of city and town respondents claimed they did not have a cyber security plan designed to protect their information systems from attack as well as have a plan to provide steps for recovery in case of attack? Suggesting there is a need to involve more city officials, when asked “How engaged are your elected officials with regards to your cyber security efforts?. Of those surveyed, 54% responded “somewhat engaged” and 29% of staff responded their elected officials are “not engaged”.
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