CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City Council on Monday evening tackled a single-item agenda ahead of incoming storms, passing a resolution to contract Tyler Technologies for professional hosting services for the City’s electronic records. The company will provide off-site digital storage for city records, and will protect the City against things such as ransomware attacks.
According to a recent report published on Emsisoft.com, at least 68 state, county and municipal government agencies have been targeted by ransomware attacks in 2019. During that time, 62 schools and school systems have been affected, and 491 health care providers have been attacked.
Tyler Technologies says of ransomware attacks: “Ransomware continues to be a significant threat to organizations of all sizes. Victims of an attack are denied access to their data. Many times, files are encrypted, and a ransom is demanded to restore access. If hit, the best-case scenario is that you have clean backups to restore your systems and can avoid paying the ransom. However, downtime is often more detrimental than ransom costs. Recovery is expensive, and there is a significant cost in system downtime, emergency response, and reputation damage.”
The Cullman City Council usually meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month in the Cullman City Hall auditorium. The public is invited to attend.
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