A closer look at what Wyandotte County leaders spend on cybersecurity amid ‘network incident’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – As parts of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas remains off-line in what’s being called a “network incident”.
KCTV is taking a closer look at how much Wyandotte County spends on cyber security and technology.
The amount spent on Cyber Security has dropped significantly since last year. This is what caused the allocation of more funds after they experienced a ransomware attack back in 2022.
A closer look at the 2024 budget for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County on page 279 shows a little less than $183,000 set aside for “cyber security support”. But in the amended budget for 2023, leaders allocated almost $625,000 for cyber security.
Still, highlights from the budget explained this money would build up “additional security tools” to monitor systems and align it with “network security standards.” Obtain cybersecurity training tools for the organization. Plus, “increased security footprint” with additional tools related to threat response 24/7.
However, once again, credit and debit card payments could not be made Thursday at the police department or animal shelter.
Emails and certain phone lines are also down. With no timeline on how long they’ll remain down. Thankfully, all emergency services are working like normal.
Both Kansas City, Kansas leaders and Wyandotte County Administrator David Johnston would not agree to an interview to explain what caused this “network incident” or what they’re doing to address it. Meetings were held Thursday with teams who are working on the incident.
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