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SAO finds gaps in ransomware resilience; checkups and policy guides offered to local governments
Summary
The State Auditor's Office reported results from ransomware-resiliency audits and cybersecurity checkups for local governments, finding that many safeguards remain missing while most entities showed at least partial adoption; SAO's Center for Government Innovation offers checkups, policy guides and training.
The State Auditor's Office described its ransomware-resiliency and cybersecurity support work to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee, saying targeted audits and checkups aim to raise local governments' defenses against ransomware. Since SAO began piloting the ransomware-resiliency audits in March 2023, the office completed six such audits in the most recent fiscal year and assessed each government against a 22-safeguard set derived from the Joint Ransomware Task Force's SOP ransomware guide. "We began piloting this effort in March 2023 and we've completed a total of 6, ransomware resiliency audits within the last fiscal year," said Quinn Peralta. Quinn told the…
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