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KnowBe4 Finds State and Local Governments Struggle to Defend Against Ransomware and Business Email Compromise

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KnowBe4 releases The Economic Impact of Cyber Attacks on Municipalities report and finds sectors struggle to defend themselves against cyber attacks due to lack of support

TAMPA BAY, Fla., March 29, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, released a new report showing the continued impact cyber crime is having on state and local governments entitled “The Economic Impact of Cyber Attacks on Municipalities”.

KnowBe4’s report details the financial costs, reputational effects, level of public trust and other impact cyber attacks have on municipalities. The report breaks down the impact cyber attacks have into five target areas: the average financial loss from state and local governments, the denial of service to citizens due to financial loss, the frequency/types of attacks and the risk of recurring attacks, the challenge of allocating capital to prevent attacks and the decline of economic investment in municipalities.

Additionally, the new reports revealed ransomware continues to plague municipalities in all industry sectors. Business email compromise (BEC) attacks were also proven to be one of the most lucrative forms of cyber attacks in 2022, generating billions of dollars lost across all sectors and increasing across all sectors by 175%, with an 81% surge in 2022. State and local governments are particularly vulnerable to these attacks due to government transparency laws which allow cyber criminals to more easily tailor their attack to the victim.

Key findings from the report include:

  • Many municipality cybersecurity budgets are underfunded or do not exist at all. According to the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), most state cybersecurity budgets are between 0% and 3% of their overall IT budget. Additionally, only 18 states have a cybersecurity budget line-item and only 16% of states reported a budget increase of 10% or greater since 2018.

  • The 2022 IC3 Report reveals that in 2022, BEC attacks generated a total of $2,742,354,049 in losses across sectors, an increase of $346 million from 2021, and $875 million from 2020.

  • There are 1.7 million…

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Swiss hacker succeeds in gaining access to US government’s no-fly list: Local media

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BBB column: Protect your personal information this National Data Privacy Day | Local News

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National Data Privacy Day is Jan. 28 and it’s the perfect time to take extra precautions to secure your personally identifiable information (PII). We all share large amounts of information when we use the internet. Our devices communicate with us – and with each other – for ease of shopping, banking, travel arrangements, and keeping in touch with friends. BBB reminds consumers to keep data safe from scams, fraud and identity theft.

“Quite a bit of information is already shared online via various devices,” said Mechele Agbayani Mills, President and CEO of BBB Central East Texas. “That’s why whenever you’re online, it’s important to safeguard your information to help avoid scams, fraud, and identity theft.”

The Better Business Bureau and the National Cyber Security Alliance offer the following tips to help secure the privacy of critical information:

Share with care. What you post can last a lifetime, so think about who will see your posts and photos, how they will be perceived, and what information they reveal about you.

Own your online presence. Set the privacy and security settings on web services and devices to your comfort level for information sharing. Remember, it’s OK to limit how and with whom you share information.

Value your personal information. Think of your personal information like money: value and protect it. Be careful what sites you visit and be sure you are on a legitimate site before entering personal information. Be especially wary of communications that implore you to act immediately, offer something that sounds too good to be true, or ask for personal information.

Make your passwords strong and secure. Use long passwords with a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols – the longer the better– up to sixteen characters for email and financial accounts. Don’t use the same password. Keep a paper list of your passwords in a safe place, not on or near your computer. Consider using a password vault application.

Lock down your login. For your online accounts, use the strongest authentication tools available. Your user names and passwords are no longer enough; consider multi-factor…

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🌱 Perimeter Mall Buffs Security + Dine Like A Local Mobile Pass Live

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Good morning, everybody! I’m back with your new edition of the Sandy Springs Daily. Let’s get this week started off right with a quick review of the most important things going on these days in town.

But first, today’s weather:

Some clouds, then sunshine. High: 54 Low: 31.

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Here are the top three stories in Sandy Springs today:

  1. The Perimeter Mall reopened on Saturday morning with increased security measures after a shootout between two men on Friday. A statement from the mall did not go into detail about the new security measures, but the mall did state that more security and police patrols were added to ensure public safety. (11Alive.com WXIA)
  2. Have you tried the Dine Like a Local mobile pass yet? The mobile pass lets you earn points by checking into local restaurants. Points can be redeemed for entries into giveaways where you can win awesome prizes! The pass went live at the beginning of last week and is available for download now. (Visit Sandy Springs via Facebook)
  3. For those looking for a new house for the new year, here is a list of five properties to recently hit the market in the Sandy Springs area. Available properties include a three-bedroom, four-bathroom townhome and a one-bedroom, one-bathroom condo. Visit the link for pictures, pricing, and additional specs. (Sandy Springs Patch)

Today in and around Sandy Springs:

  • Lego Club At Smyrna Public Library (11:00 AM)
  • Sandy Springs Writers’ Group At Sandy Springs Library (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Have you tested your carbon monoxide detector recently? A new statistic from the National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association shows that only 14 percent of US families have a properly functioning carbon monoxide alarm. (Sandy Springs Fire Department via Facebook)
  • President Joe Biden will be visiting Atlanta this upcoming weekend to make remarks during the Sunday services at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. The remarks will be in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. This will be the president’s first trip to…

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