Security News > 2016 > September > Public safety threat: Cyber attacks targeting smart city services (Help Net Security)
2016-09-26 13:00
A new survey conducted by Dimensional Research assessed cyber security challenges associated with smart city technologies. Survey respondents included over 200 IT professionals working for state and local governments. Could a cyber attack targeting critical city infrastructure pose a threat to public safety? When asked if a cyber attack targeting critical city infrastructure posed a threat to public safety, eighty-eight percent of the respondents said, “yes.” In addition, seventy-eight percent of the respondents stated there … More →
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