Cyber Attacks

Soon after the city first noticed something was wrong on July 18, 2024, officials shut down systems to thwart the attack. The action shut down the city's systems for months, leaving some systems not fully operational until 2025.

The city wants the zero trust network to implement higher security for users of its systems, while also segmenting different servers to try and prevent a cyber attack from shutting down the city's whole system like the 2024 ransomware attack.

The Investigative Reporters and Editors organization nominated Ginther and four other public officials or agencies.

Shawn Waldman, CEO of Secure Cyber in Dayton, said Columbus is doing a poor job of communicating with the public after a ransomware attack that appears to have compromised city employees' data.

The City of Columbus says it thwarted a ransomware attack, but is still working with the FBI to investigate the incident.

The nonprofit said an estimated 7,600 people's data and information was potentially breached and is working to give support to those impacted.

Today on Tech Tuesday, we discuss the race to narrow the cybersecurity gap and more.

These attacks can lead to significant delays in care for already overburdened or rural hospitals.

Microsoft said Friday that seven pharmaceutical companies working on COVID-related vaccines and drugs were targeted, some successfully, by hackers…

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is ordering county elections officials to be on guard for the possibility of a cyber attack from Iran after...