Following ransomware hack, Atlanta shares cybersecurity takeaways for other cities

Smart Cities World – In March this year, the City of Atlanta suffered a large-scale SamSam ransomware cyberattack which impacted around 119 applications to various degrees, putting many of them temporarily offline. These included some internal systems and customer-facing ones. In some cases, citizens were unable to pay bills or access court information, and staff had to resort to manual processes.