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County IT reports millions of blocked connections and a contained ransomware attempt
Summary
The county’s IT staff reported nearly 8.9 million blocked connection attempts in one seven‑day window, described a contained ransomware incident that was quarantined before system harm, and said the county is working with state cyber partners.
An IT representative told commissioners that county network defenses blocked 8,875,290 connection attempts over a recent seven‑day period and that one incoming ransomware incident was detected and quarantined before it affected systems.
"In the last 7 days, we had 8,875,290 blocked connections coming through," the IT presenter said, and added that the county identified and quarantined a ransomware threat that did not affect…
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