cybersecurity

Connecticut has seen cyberattack cases increase from just over 100 attacks a decade ago to over 1,600 attacks last year. State Attorney General William Tong said cybersecurity threats are expected to increase as a result of the war in Ukraine.

The town has estimated it could be three months before all systems are fully back online at a cost of around $300,000.

They said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has underscored the need to be ready for potential cyberattacks.

Cadets from the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut are engaged in a cyber war. It’s a three-day exercise and competition organized by the National Security Agency.

Connecticut officials said they were monitoring a cyberattack Tuesday that attempted to crash the website of Bradley International Airport but had no impact on operations.

Schools on Long Island were the targets of ransomware, computer hacks and other cyber attacks that exposed Social Security numbers, home addresses and other personal information of students and staff.

He said international unrest caused by the war in Ukraine has led the state to increase monitoring of less obvious targets.

New York is launching a new cybersecurity operations center aimed at connecting the state’s resources with mayors and local officials to respond to future digital threats amid an increasingly unstable international dynamic.

Suffolk IT workers don’t know if the county’s payroll information was exposed in the attack on UKG, the maker of the popular HR system Kronos.