Cyberattack on state systems keeps Nevadas office closed The Register

pThe state of Nevada is now two days into a cyberattack that has brought down many of its digital servicesppThe Office of Governor Joseph Lombardo announced the attack via social media on Monday saying that a network security incident took hold in the early hours of August 24ppOfficial state websites remain unavailable and Lombardos office warned that phone lines will be intermittently down although emergency services lines remain operationalppState offices are also closed until further notice including Department of Motor Vehicles DMV buildingsppThe state said any missed appointments will be honored on a walkin basisppThe Office of the Governor and Governors Technology Office GTO are working continuously with state local tribal and federal partners to restore services safely the announcement readppGTO is using temporary routing and operational workarounds to maintain public access where it is feasible Additionally GTO is validating systems before returning them to normal operation and sharing updates as neededppLocal media outlets are reporting that further to the original announcement state offices will remain closed on Tuesday after officials previously expected them to reopenppLombardos office did not specify the nature of the attack but roundtheclock recovery protocols are engagedppThere is currently no evidence to suggest that any Nevadans personal information was compromised during the attack but locals have been put on alert for unsolicited calls emails or texts asking for information or paymentsppWith this attack experts recruited for the states new cybersecurity office will be facing their first big test since spinning up last monthppNevadas CIO Timothy Galluzi opened the Office of Information Security Cyber Defense on July 1 with the goal of centralizing statewide cyber operations appointing Adam Miller as deputy directorppThe offices primary goals include developing vulnerabilitymanagement programs and coordinating incident response with the relevant federal agenciesppLike other official channels its website is also unavailable at the time of writing ppSend us newsppThe Register Biting the hand that feeds ITpp
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