Cybersecurity

Every day, counties across the state face cybersecurity threats. As you read this, cyber criminals are looking for vulnerabilities in your website, sending phishing emails and plotting ways to disrupt your work, destroy your systems, exploit your data, and hold it ransom for payment.

In response to these threats, NYSAC is working with the federal, state, and local IT experts to develop cybersecurity resources for counties.

Latest Cybersecurity News and Resources

Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercises for Local Governments
Every day, municipalities are at risk from increasingly sophisticated and frequent cyber attacks and continually evolving vulnerabilities. Local governments—like other organizations— must spend time and resources devising ways to reduce a range of cyber-related risks that could significantly disrupt their operations.

By New York State Association of Counties - Jan 01, 2023
- Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Insurance Challenges for Public Entities
In the past three years, counties and local governments with cybersecurity insurance have seen their premiums increase to double or triple the rates they were paying in 2019. At the same time, they found they were paying more for less.

By New York State Association of Counties - Oct 01, 2022
- Cybersecurity
- Insurance
Cybersecurity Primer for Local Leaders
This Primer is designed as a tool to help you build your own understanding and capabilities so that you can work with your IT and security leaders to assess and manage your county’s cyber risks.

By New York State Association of Counties - Sep 01, 2022
- Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Primer for County Leaders
The cybersecurity threats to our governments cannot be understated. Breaches are happening right here in New York. Hackers are trying to access your systems right now, as you are reading this Primer. They are sending emails to county employees, they are looking for vulnerabilities in your website, and they are looking for ways into your databases.

By New York State Association of Counties - Sep 01, 2022
- Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Webinar Series

NYSAC is partnering with the New York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM), the Association of Towns (AOT), the New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal (NYMIR), and the Center for Technology in Government (CTG) to provide a series of webinars this fall on the challenges and opportunities of strengthening local government’s cybersecurity awareness and preparedness.