Reducing the Risk
Strengthening physical security systems again cyberattacks in the public sector
Recent statistics highlight the rise of cyberattacks in the public sector. In its latest Internet Crime Report, the FBI stated that they received nearly 2,500 ransomware complaints in 2020. And, the Identity Theft Resource Center reports that, as of September 2021, the year-to-date total number of data compromises related to cyberattacks was already 27% higher than for all of 2020. For the public sector, cybersecurity has become a top priority.
IT teams at all levels of government are understandably concerned about how vulnerable their networks are to these disruptive and costly cyberattacks. But government organizations aren’t the only targets. The K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center 2020 Year in Review Report found that K-12 schools experienced more than 400 cyber incidents in 2020, up 18% from the previous year.
For organizations in the…
