The city of Atlanta’s internal audit function warned city officials of various cybersecurity vulnerabilities months before a recent ransomware cyberattack that has crippled its IT systems. An internal report detailed how Atlanta’s IT systems could easily come under attack if they weren’t fixed immediately, an internal audit obtained by the CBS affiliate WGCL-TV shows. In the 41-page audit, which was presented to city leaders last summer, the city was told that its IT department was on life support and that were no formal processes to manage risk, WGCL-TV reports.
The document states, “the large number of severe and critical vulnerabilities identified has existed for so long the organizations responsible have essentially become complacent and no longer take action.”
