Biden urged the private sector: Harden your cyber defenses immediately.
Individuals, too,are at riskfrom the current threat.
Disrupting their operations disrupts the heart of U.S. society by shaking confidence in local government and potentially endangering citizens.
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Local governments have sufferedsuccessful cyberattacksin recent years.
These include attacks on targets ranging from911 call centerstopublic school systems.
The consequences of a successful cyberattack against local government can bedevastating.
Theresultsare both expected and alarming.
Unfortunately, like other soft targets in cyberspace, small local governments are much more constrained.
This places them at greater risk of successful cyberattacks, including attacks thatotherwise might have been prevented.
Emulating the National Institute of Standards and Technologysnational cybersecurity frameworkor other industry accepted best practices is a good start.
