Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Heartland Community College Budgets $1 Million For Cybersecurity After Ransom Attack - Charlie Schlenker, WGLT

In a report to college trustees Tuesday, Heartland officials said the college has "made great strides toward adding to existing security efforts and enhancing those already in place." Trustees also received the latest accounting of costs related to the attack. $190,000 to implement a new backup system (planned before the attack but moved up), $60,000 additional security enhancements, $250,000 expenses tied to recovery to date (most of which would be reimbursed by insurance) .

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-06-15/heartland-community-college-budgets-1-million-for-cybersecurity-after-ransom-attack