Ransomware brings down county services

Montgomery County in Alabama was hit by a ransomware attack that left IT staff scrambling to regain control of their systems. Among other impacts, vehicle tags and registrations are unable to be processed as officials investigate the cause of the breach and their options to regain control and clean up their system. The debilitating ransomware [...]

Critical infrastructure cybersecurity gains new awareness

It's a common refrain that when it comes to critical infrastructure cybersecurity, it's not a matter of if; it's a matter of when. Cyberattacks around the world have shown the potential dangers of such an attack. Industrial control systems (ICS) are increasingly under attack, with the number of reported incidents in the US alone up 17 percent [...]