Cyber Training is Key to Help Underserved Communities, Report Finds
“Small local governments, K-12 public school systems and other underserved and under-resourced communities are among the most vulnerable to a cyberattack and are targeted the most frequently.
They may have limited staff and money to spend on cybersecurity, but often have scads of personal information that can be exploited by bad actors. That then can create a headache for their state governments, who must then come in after an attack and get the impacted systems back to normal. And the average cost of a data breach reached $4.8 million this year, which is a figure that cash-strapped communities can ill afford.
A new report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers is urging state officials to do more to help their underserved communities. NASCIO said examples of those communities include low-income families, rural communities, communities of color, military veterans, people with disabilities, tribal communities and immigrant populations, who are especially vulnerable to cyber threats as they often lack the resources and support needed to defend against cyberattacks effectively.”
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