Targeting Public Services: How Municipalities and Gas Pipelines are Vulnerable to Cyberattacks

While the Facebook / Cambridge Analytica scandal has captured the public’s attention, two significant attacks on the City of Atlanta and natural-gas pipeline operators illustrate risk to fundamental human services, including law enforcement and consumer energy. On March, 22 2018, the City of Atlanta reported a ransomware cyberattack on government network servers, including servers hosting data for the Atlanta Police Department, preventing government employees from accessing information necessary to perform their duties. In particular, the police department was effectively handcuffed, and unable to access evidence… Continue Reading