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Local governments are attractive targets for hackers and are ill-prepared

  • Written by: Richard Forno, Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageHackers can disrupt local government services, like this library in Willmar, Texas. The town suffered a cyberattack in August 2019.AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

President Joe Biden on March 21, 2022, warned that Russian cyberattacks on U.S. targets are likely, though the government has not identified a specific threat. Biden urged the private sector:...

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