1 STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHITE PAPER Introduction Today’s cybercriminals don’t have to look very hard for new places to attack. Government agencies, in particular, keep adding new internet-connected services and technology—often without closing the security gaps. The result is that security threats are increasingly common, with breaches growing in terms of quantity and damage. Studies found that in 2019, there was a surge of ransomware attacks on state and local governments, with 113 notable attacks. 1 The bad news is that the public sector is highly vulnerable, and the bad actors are taking note. In fact, cyberattacks against state and local government agencies are on the rise. 2 Smaller agencies may be even more at risk due to a lack of security staff and limited funding.

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