Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities, but the potential cybersecurity threats they face are endless.
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Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities, but the potential cybersecurity threats they face are endless.
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The RM of Silverwood proposed a resolution at last week’s Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) convention to have SARM to inquire into hiring IT personnel to reduce the risk. It passed, but the question of what comes next remains.
“Whether municipalities are going to start to be a bigger target or not, or maybe we’re small fish out there for these hackers, that I can’t say for sure,” said Jennalee Buetler, chief administrative officer for the RM of Silverwood.
“Taking precautionary steps and trying to get…
