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Clay County proclaims October Cybersecurity Awareness Month, launches WISER Level 2 training for employees
Summary
The Clay County Commission read a resolution recognizing October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month and highlighted a county rollout of WISER Level 2 cybersecurity training for employees; county IT staff were recognized during the meeting.
Bridal Jacobs, director of administration for Clay County, presented a resolution declaring October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month and announced an expanded employee training program, the county said during the commission meeting. The resolution highlights online-security threats and asks employees to complete the new training by Oct. 31.
The resolution notes rising threats including AI-driven phishing, deepfakes, ransomware and business email compromise and cites cost figures read into the record: ransomware average loss per incident of $1,850,000; phishing remediation costs of $4,880,000; and business…
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