Clerk Cites Past Cyberattack as Rationale for Investing in Cybersecurity
Ackerman said Member Harris once dismissed cybersecurity investments as unnecessary; Ackerman said after that dismissal Tazewell County suffered a cyberattack that shut county systems down for three weeks and led to millions in costs.
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John Ackerman said Member Harris once called cybersecurity spending a waste of grant funding, and Ackerman pointed to a later cyberattack that disrupted Tazewell County government operations for weeks as evidence of the risk.
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