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Data Incident Sparks Cybersecurity Investment in Meadville, Pa.
After suspicious traffic on the city server forced computers to be shut down to external access for several days, city leaders voted to double the budget for the information technology department. by Mike Crowley, The Meadville Tribune / December 11, 2020 Shutterstock/vs148
(TNS) In October, when Meadville City Council unanimously approved more than doubling what the city was spending on computer security and network management, City Manager Andy Walker said the investment was worth it given the constant headlines with respect to cyberattacks and ransomware and malware. We just found ourselves in a position of vulnerability that was uncomfortable and I think we really need to beef up our efforts, Walker said. We have underinvested for quite some time in our network.
Meadville reveals months-old ‘suspicious’ data incident [The Meadville Tribune, Pa.]
Dec. 11 In October, when Meadville City Council unanimously approved more than doubling what the city was spending on computer security and network management, City Manager Andy Walker said the investment was worth it given “the constant headlines with respect to cyber attacks and ransomware and malware.”
“We just found ourselves in a position of vulnerability that was uncomfortable and I think we really need to beef up our efforts,” Walker said. “We have underinvested for quite some time in our network.’
The next day, Walker’s forecast proved prescient when city staff learned of what Walker termed a “data incident.”
In October, when Meadville City Council unanimously approved more than doubling what the city was spending on computer security and network management, City Manager Andy Walker said the investment was