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$ 18.8 BILLION . COST OF RANSOMWARE ATTACKS TO US GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN 2020 ( 13 )
In 2022 , leading public safety agencies will proactively ad- dress vulnerabilities to mis- sion-critical systems .
Partner with cyber smart ven- dors .
Agencies should evaluate ven- dors to determine if those ven- dors truly have a security-first culture , asking questions such as “ Do you have an encryption key policy ?”” or “ What type of security certifications does your organization hold ?”
Also , ask questions on new cy-
The most effective way to augment IT resources is by leveraging the cloud . Government cloud providers employ the world ’ s top cybersecurity experts and spend more than a billion dollars a year in cyber defense . ( Courtesy of Mark43 )
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