The FBI and CISA released a best practices guide for government entities in protecting VPN servers. Check the link at https://media.defense.gov/2021/Sep/28/2002863184/-1/-1/0/CSI_SELECTING-HARDENING-REMOTE-ACCESS-VPNS-20210928.PDF to see their suggestions. SecuriGov can help make sure your organization is adhering to best practices.
Category: Cybersecurity
Scammers were able to forge documents and compromised email accounts to redirect a payment to the school district. The crime was undetected, and they made out with over 14% of the town’s annual budget. This emphasizes the critical nature of employee training and risk analysis. Request a quote from us to check your public threat vectors and evaluate staff training to see if you’re doing enough for your organization.
The Cyber Grant Program for State and local governments authorizes $1 billion over 4 years. It requires States to distribute 80% of the funds to local governments and 25% of those funds will go to rural areas. Read about the details here.
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The Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced new partnerships with the private sector in order to form the Joint Cyber Defense Collective (JCDC). The collective aims to establish a “shared situational awareness of the threat environment”.
The official press release can be read here.
The new collective will be working initially on ransomware threats, followed afterwards by a focus on cloud security. More information on this partnership can be found here.
We at SecuriGov strongly urge all municipal IT departments to use the CISA Website to enroll in the security briefings, and use their free resources to harden your perimeter.