Municipalities
Evolving Role of the CISO: From IT Security to Business Resilience
With more and more large organizations relying on technology to conduct business, the need for a skilled CISO has become increasingly important. No longer just overseeing IT security efforts, the CISO is ...
Persistent Ransomware Attacks on Cities Underscores Need to Upgrade to Real-Time Threat Visibility
Municipalities, in particular, are increasingly being targeted by ransomware attackers. A recent report showed that ransomware attacks on local governments increased by 70% for 34-58% of those surveyed, and that those attacks ...
New Video: Broken Promises and Bright Future – Preparing for the Next Wave of AI in Cybersecurity
MixMode’s Chief Strategy Officer, Matt Shea was invited to provide the opening keynote address, setting the stage for discussions on how businesses and municipalities can better protect their networks and environments from ...
Video: Modernizing Phoenix’s Cybersecurity to Combat Nation-State Attacks
Shannon Lawson, CISO for the City of Phoenix, and Geoffrey Coulehan, Head of Sales for MixMode recently joined forces for a fireside chat at the Evanta CISO Summit in Phoenix, AZ. Lawson ...
U.S. Cities Relying on Legacy Cybersecurity Plagued By False Positives and Negatives
Cybersecurity teams working in municipal settings face a constant struggle — protecting vital public network infrastructure with limited resources. The situation can reach a breaking point when these teams become overwhelmed managing ...
Local U.S. Governments and Municipalities at Risk of Foreign Nation Cyber Attacks
Experts have warned that the Russia-Ukraine conflict poses an unprecedented cyber risk for U.S. organizations as well as State and local governments and municipalities ...
Cyberattacks on Municipalities & How to Defend Against Them
Cyberattacks continue to have a massive economic impact on local and state branches of governments across the U.S. When sectors of government are breached, the credibility of their institutions is jeopardized, leading ...
3 Cyberthreats Facing Federal and State Governments in 2020
Bad actors do not discriminate. Organizations across all sectors are at risk — corporations, non-profits, and increasingly, federal and state government entities. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that security incidents ...