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Clerk Cites Past Cyberattack as Rationale for Investing in Cybersecurity
Summary
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.
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.
"Harris was so quick to dismiss my warnings because of my training and experience. And today, you were paying millions on what he did not understand," Ackerman said, linking prior remarks to subsequent costs. He said the county was shut down for three weeks after the incident and used the example to defend continued cybersecurity investments.
Ackerman used the example to argue that his office's preventative measures and investments were necessary and not an inappropriate use of grant funds.
