Cyber attacks against North Dakota skyrocket to 15 million per month (increased 300% last year)

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Cyber attacks against North Dakota increased 300% last year
January 16, 2020
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Attempted cyberattacks against the North Dakota state government grew by nearly 300% last year, according to Shawn Riley, the state’s chief information officer and head of the information technology department.

That number equates to more than 15 million cyberattacks a month, up from 5 million a month in 2018.

“That’s part of a world trend,” he said. “We’re trending a little higher than certain organizations, but, yeah, pretty substantial increases overall.”
Comprehensive numbers are still being compiled for 2019, but in 2018, there were more than 300 million comprehensive attacks. Riley said his agency expects that number to be “considerably higher” for 2019.

But why the substantial increase? Riley said it’s due, in part, to expansion of technology in people’s everyday lives.
“We have everything from smart watches to smart toothbrushes all over the world,” Riley said. “It just creates a much bigger attack surface for systems to go after.”
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