The number of cyber attacks and data breaches has increasedsignificantly in recent years, and public entities are not exempt.These “cyber events” include the theft or release of personallyidentifiable information such as Social Security numbers from acomputer system, the transmission of malware from a computer to athird party or a “denial of service” attack that results in theinability to use computers or websites.
These incidents can have a considerable financial impact on apublic entity, including the cost of lawsuits, crisis managementand notification of the affected parties. They can also lead to apublic relations nightmare.
But despite these facts, some public entities continue tobelieve they are not truly susceptible to a cyber event. Why?
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