October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month |
This month, State Comptroller DiNapoli highlights the rise in cybercrime and the serious threat it poses to New York State and its local governments in two recently released reports. Cyberattacks in New York State increased 53% between 2016 and 2022. Estimated losses in New York from cyberattacks in 2022 totaled over $775 million, while losses nationwide totaled $10.3 billion. DiNapoli’s Cyberattacks on New York’s Critical Infrastructure report details the recent proliferation of cyberattacks, the most common types, and discusses efforts to respond to and prevent such attacks.
In New York, cyberattacks have impacted local governments and schools both large and small, including reported attacks at counties including Albany, Chenango, Erie, Nassau, Schenectady, Suffolk, and Schuyler; cities including New York, Albany, Buffalo, Yonkers, Long Beach, and Olean; and towns including Brookhaven, Ulster, Canandaigua, and Moreau. In a second report, DiNapoli's office recommends local government and school officials treat cybersecurity risks as they do any other hazard they encounter: identify the risks, reduce their vulnerabilities, and plan for contingencies.
“Cyberattacks are a serious threat to New York’s critical infrastructure, economy, and our everyday lives,” said DiNapoli. “Data breaches at companies and institutions that collect large amounts of personal information expose New Yorkers to potential invasions of privacy, identity theft, and fraud. Also troubling is the rise in ransomware attacks that can shut down systems we rely on for water, power, health care and other necessities. Safeguarding New York from cyberattacks requires sustained investment, coordination, and vigilance.”
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MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
In a turnaround from the fiscal crisis it faced a year ago, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today stands on firmer financial ground, largely because the state budget provided dedicated sources of revenue to close projected budget gaps, according to State Comptroller DiNapoli’s annual report on the MTA’s fiscal outlook. With this improved financial picture, the burden is now on the MTA to improve the region’s transit system and win riders back, while keeping its budget balanced, DiNapoli’s analysis concludes.
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Audits
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority – New York City Transit: Risk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
- Department of State – Implementation of the Security Guard Act
- Department of Transportation – Compliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
- New York Power Authority – Selected Management and Operations Practices: BuildSmart NY/Executive Order 88
- State Education Department – Adult Career and Continuing Education Services: Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment Program
- State Education Department – Oversight of Mental Health Education in Schools
- New York City Office of Technology and Innovation – LinkNYC Program Revenues and Monitoring
- Medicaid Program – Recovering Managed Care Payments for Inpatient Services on Behalf of Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance
- Department of Health: Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Claims Not in Compliance With Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, and Attending Requirements
- New York State Health Insurance Program – UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York: Overpayments for Physician-Administered Drugs
- New York State Health Insurance Program – Empire BlueCross: Overpayments for Physician- Administered Drugs
- Department of Civil Service – New York State Health Insurance Program: Incorrect Payments by CVS Caremark for Medicare Rx Drug Claims That Were Improperly Paid Under the Commercial Plan
ALSO IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK
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MTA must grow ridership for sound fiscal future, says NY state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli
- The N.Y.C. Subway Is No Longer Broke. Can It Buy Rider Happiness?
- Deputy comptroller assesses MTA’s financial needs, future plans
- State Comptroller Report Faults MTA for Lack of Climate Change Plans
- New York ranks third most vulnerable state for cybercrime, as ransomware grows: State Comptroller
- Report: Cyberattacks in New York increased 53% between 2016 and 2022
- New York Comptroller DiNapoli on Sustainability
- Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices: DiNapoli
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