The Port: Port of San Diego
What happened in the ransomware attack?
- Administrative systems were held hostage for a certain sum
- Port staff shut down other portions of the port’s computer infrastructure
- The port continued to operate during the attack on Sept. 25, 2018
- Computer systems are not 100% as of 10.11.2018
- no online permitting currently
- no open records requests can be answered
3 Regulatory standards that emerged:
- deploy a multilayered security program
- required data back up at mulitple locations
- continually test backup and recovery processes
State Tech | Port of San Diego Continues to Recover from Ransomware Attack