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By Marcus Chen
After Cyberattack, Rural Washburn County Upping Security
Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · St. Paul, MN
Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.
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Source:Colin (CC BY-SA 4.0) Far-northern Washburn County will spend thousands on top-level cybersecurity monitoring months after an attack took the county government’s entire network down. The attack, which happened in August, is only one of multiple cyberattacks that have hit Wisconsin cities, counties and organizations in the last two years. “It’s something that, in our day and age, with technology out there — the bad actors out there are not going to stop,” Washburn County Board Chair Lolita Olson said. Washburn County staff first discovered the attack early on the morning of Aug. 6, Olson told WPR shortly after the attack. Staff started response procedures and took steps to protect county systems and data. The attack came in the middle of nationwide reports that roughly a dozen states experienced cyberattacks on wastewater and water utility operations. Olson said it doesn’t appear those incidents and Washburn’s attack were linked. Nearly three months later, Washburn County has take
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