City Portal Knocked Out
A cyberattack shut down several city systems in Columbia, South Carolina, including the MyColaSC platform residents use to pay utility bills.
Key terms
AP Cybersecurity alignment
- 2.1.C.6In the taking-action phase of an attack, adversaries act on their objectives by collecting targeted data, exfiltrating it, and disrupting services or destroying data.Learning objective: Describe the phases of a cyberattack.
- 2.1.D.2An asset is anything valuable. Assets include financial resources, intellectual property, data, digital infrastructure, physical property, and reputation.Learning objective: Describe the risk assessment process.
AP Networking alignment
- 4.1.A.5When availability is compromised, systems have unexpected periods of time when they are out of service. A breach of availability can be identified by: • an inability to access systems, networks, or resources • slow or dropped…Learning objective: Identify evidence of compromised confidentiality, integrity, or availability.
- 4.1.B.2The impacts of a loss of connectivity vary based on the timing of the disruption and the type of system affected. Outages during peak activity cause greater impacts than those occurring during low-usage periods. There can be…Learning objective: Explain how unreliable connectivity impacts organizations.
- 4.6.B.2Monitoring and alerting tools help ensure availability by enabling rapid detection of failures or suspicious activity.Learning objective: Identify ways to improve the reliability and availability of networked systems.