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The reality of municipal cybersecurity – be prepared

by MEYER S
The reality of municipal cybersecurity – be prepared Jessica Jaremchuk, Director, Risk Management Services at Frank Cowan Company, discusses cybersecurity for municipalities during the 2019 Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Ottawa.
Published in August 2019

What once might have seemed more like a movie plot has increasingly become a reality for municipalities across the country, with hackers striking at the most important commodity they have in common – their information.

How municipalities prepare for inevitable ransomware attacks was a topic of discussion at the 2019 Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Ottawa.

“We know that cybersecurity incidents have increased by over 160 percent, year over year,

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