Cybersecurity and local government

Cybersecurity and local government

by Norris, Donald F.

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"This book begins with a simple question. Why examine cybersecurity among America's local governments? What's so special about these organizations that they deserve scrutiny? They are, after all, just organizations, and most, if not all organizations have certain similarities, especially the need to maintain effective levels of cybersecurity. The need for cybersecurity is demonstrated every day and is a common staple in the popular media. And, local governments do not differ, much if any, in th…

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  • Full title :Cybersecurity and local government / Donald F. Norris, Laura Mateczun, Richard F. Forno.

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"This book begins with a simple question. Why examine cybersecurity among America's local governments? What's so special about these organizations that they deserve scrutiny? They are, after all, just organizations, and most, if not all organizations have certain similarities, especially the need to maintain effective levels of cybersecurity. The need for cybersecurity is demonstrated every day and is a common staple in the popular media. And, local governments do not differ, much if any, in the need for cybersecurity from organizations such as Microsoft, Target, Home Depot, J.P.Morgan Chase, the White House or many others. The similarity to which readers should be aware is that all of these organizations have been successfully hacked... as has a growing number of local governments"--

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2022.

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  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781119788317, 1119788315, 9781119788294, 1119788293, 9781119788300, 1119788307
  • DOI:10.1002/9781119788317
  • oclc:on1298714042
  • LC Classification:JS331
  • Dewey Decimal:320.8/50973

Table of Contents

Why local government cybersecurity? -- What is cybersecurity? -- Cybersecurity 101 for local governments -- What the literature tells us about local government cybersecurity -- Cyberattacks on local government -- Managing local government cybersecurity -- Cybersecurity policies local government s should adopt -- People: The root of the problem -- The NIST Framework demystified -- Cybersecurity law -- Important questions to ask -- The future of local government cybersecurity -- Summary and recommendations.

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