Secure Your City: Local Government

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

Infiltrating technology at local governments is an attack method with big pay-off for hackers. Phish a county employee? You can take the whole county, city, or state down. Because local governments rely on the data they hold to fuel their economies and keep their citizens safe, understanding the need for effective cybersecurity strategies and how to mitigate the numerous cybersecurity challenges cities are faced with needs to be a top…

Secure Your City: Correctional Facilities

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

As technology advances, it touches every facet of society – and that includes correctional facilities. There’s an obvious need and investment in physical security at correctional facilities, but cybersecurity is presenting new areas of risk in prisons and detention centers. New technology makes it possible for inmates to send messages, read e-books, download music, participate in video visitation, and receive money transfers. What happens if that technology is compromised by…

Secure Your City: Public Safety

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

The components of every city’s public safety – law enforcement, fire, EMS – must perform their due diligence and meet best practices when creating effective cybersecurity strategies. Each department is targeted for different reasons, but each one impacts the safety of residents. You’d be surprised by how often cyber attacks against public safety happens and how little it’s talked about. Let’s take a look at five reasons why cybersecurity is…

Secure Your City: Public Transit

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

Public transit is integral to metropolitan areas. The public transit sector ranges from buses to trains, overground systems, underground systems, light rails, ferries, and more. New York’s Subway, London’s Underground, and Paris’ Métro are hallmarks of the cities’ cultures. But the growing dependence on and integration between public transit and technology opens up new areas of risks to cities with public transit systems. If a public transit system is compromised…

Secure Your City: Energy Sources

by Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023

Cybersecurity attacks can strike where you least expect them. Would you expect the energy sector to be a target? The U.S. Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) states, “In today’s highly interconnected world, reliable energy delivery requires cyber-resilient energy delivery systems. In fact, the nation’s security, economic prosperity, and the well-being our citizens depends on reliable energy infrastructure.” The energy sector literally powers any city; it is…