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Cyber Advisories

The municipal workplace is constantly changing. We will periodically post informative documents with current best practices on a variety of topics.  These sample guidelines, forms and policies can be modified for your municipality to assist with your prevention efforts. To assist you in your search, please choose the applicable coverage line.

Posted on March 21, 2022

Fact Sheet: Act Now to Protect Against Potential Cyberattacks

White House Briefing Room Fact Sheet: Act Now to Protect Against Cyberattacks 3-21-22 Read More Details

Posted on January 25, 2022

Coordination and Collaboration:The Commonwealth's Cybersecurity Response

Article on Massachusetts response to cybersecurity from the Official Magazine of the Operational Services Division Read More Details

Posted on January 25, 2022

CSO United States Cyber Article

This article from CSO United Staters discusses the different types of cyber-attacks and highlights what lessons can be learned from some specific cyber attacks in recent years. 2-27-20 Read More Details

Posted on January 25, 2022

.gov is Moving to CISA

CISA has taken over the management of the .gov TLD. CISA is encouraging municipalities to move to the .gov domain. 3-8-21 Read More Details

Posted on January 25, 2022

Guidelines For Responding tO IT Public Records Requests

MIIA Advisory on dealing with public records IT requests. 1-12-22 Download File

Posted on January 25, 2022

Hacking Attacks Plague Massachusetts Schools

Boston Globe Article 2-10-21 Read More Details

Posted on January 25, 2022

Protect Your Municipality Against Ransomware Attacks

MIIA Risk Management Advisory 10-16-19 Download File

Posted on January 25, 2022

Ransomware gang's script shows exactly the files they're after

Bleeping Computer- 8-24-21 Read More Details