HALIFAX, N.S. — Halifax Regional Municipality’s cybersecurity needs some urgent attention. Halifax’s Auditor General, Evangeline Colman-Sadd presented the ...
“Overall we found a lack of oversight to manage cybersecurity risks,” she said on Wednesday.Behind on training and missing laptops
“I’ll also note as of February, 11 of 17 elected officials had not completed cybersecurity awareness training. So it is important to make sure that is completed to help ensure the security of HRM’s systems.” “Cybersecurity has almost reached the point that it's not if you’re going to be hacked, it’s when you’re going to be hacked. No matter what’s in place,” responded Colman-Sadd, who agreed following up with a recovery plan is a good idea.The auditor’s report came with 16 recommendations, which all have been accepted by management, Colman-Sadd noted, and there was also a private/in camera report with more sensitive security information.
The audit also comes with the usual check in after 18 months, but Mayor Mike Savage said they needed to move faster.
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