Baltimore officials on Wednesday voted to transfer $6 million from a fund for parks and public facilities to help pay for the devastating impact of the May ransomware attack on the city.
The funds will help pay for “cyber-attack remediation and hardening of the environment,” according to the city’s spending panel, the Board of Estimates, which is controlled by Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young.
The $6 million for information technology comes from a $65 million fund for recreation, parks and public facilities that allows use for “critical information technology infrastructure.” A city spokesman said the money was planned to be used for IT expenses.
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Those dumb a$$es should have had cybersecurity insurance and that idiot RINO Larry Hogan is again bailing out Baltimore City.
ReplyDeleteInstead of paying for ransomware attacks - they should hire some qualified people to manage their cybersecurity posture.
ReplyDeleteExcept the qualified people are NOT willing to work there for the salaries offered and without armed guards....what's left is what got them in to this mess int eh first place!
Hogan why does Baltimore have a slush fund in this amount while they could be using this to clean up the City trash and combat gangs and drugs? Hogan why is the State still giving money to Baltimore when they have this amount in a slush fund? Proves Hogan is a Democrat that has a inept administration.
ReplyDeleteWatch who gets the contract,friends of friends!
ReplyDeleteNorthwest Woodsman: How much of this money will end up in Cummings pockets?
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