WEBINAR: Essential Strategies for Local Government Cybersecurity
Our chief innovation and technology officer Mike Smetana provides discusses essential strategies that local governments can use to protect themselves from cyberattacks, in this webinar hosted by the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Commissioners (PSATC).
He says the 4 pillars of a good cybersecurity framework are:
- Governance (Leadership clearly defines and enforces roles and responsibilities, allocates the proper resources, and treats cybersecurity as a core part of operations.)
- Technology (the tools you use to detect, defend, and recover from cyberattacks)
- People (training, awareness, and accountability for your team and vendors)
- Process (defining and practicing procedures for incident response, data recovery, etc.)
You can learn more about these pillars and view the entire webinar below:
The video is divided into chapters:
0:00 – Introductions and examples of local government cyberattacks
7:49 – Most common cybersecurity threats facing local governments
10:02 – 4 pillars of a cybersecurity framework for local governments
12:42 – Cybersecurity governance
15:09 – Cybersecurity tools for local governments
18:27 – Cybersecurity training and protocols for local government staff and vendors
21:43 – Cybersecurity processes for local governments (incident response, business continuity, and recovery)
25:03 – Assessing your local government’s current level of cybersecurity readiness
28:13 – Leveraging partners to increase cybersecurity
31:57 – 90-day plan and quick wins to enhance local government cybersecurity
Learn more about the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Commissioners (PSATC) at firstclasstownshippa.org
