Cyberattacks have increased exponentially since Covid-19 forced entire workforces into the home environment in 2020. Hackers love a good crisis and the disruption created by the global pandemic created a perfect storm of events. In addition to the increase in both the number and sophistication, attacks of all types were up. Ransomware attacks were up […]
Ransomware has become a dangerous situation in our country with our elementary, high schools, and colleges under attack. From coast to coast, the cases are mounting. In March, hackers demanded $40 million from the Broward County, Florida public school district. After the school district refused to pay, the hackers published nearly 26,000 files from the district’s servers, including […]
Ransomware has been a scourge for years. Recently, it has become a national security issue because of the exponential growth of attacks aimed at our critical infrastructure. Ransomware that holds hostage the critical data needed to run our public and private institutions is now affecting our everyday lives—the price and availability of gas (Colonial Pipeline), […]
The Biden Administration and Congress are pushing investments to modernize the nation’s infrastructure including an accelerated transition to a cleaner energy future. Public Power systems that serve communities across the nation are being called upon to modernize their grids, integrate electric vehicles and transition their electric supply to cleaner options in support of reducing carbon […]
America’s coastal communities are increasingly faced with climate-related threats, including rising sea levels, erosion, and severe weather storms. As the White House and Congress consider legislation on infrastructure, creating opportunities for investment in coastal infrastructure to protect our shorelines and coastal communities should be a priority. Offshore aquaculture, or fish farming off our shores, is […]