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After the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in May resulted in a temporary gas shortage crisis in southern portions of the East Coast, the locally operated Steamship Authority, which provides the vast majority of ferry service to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, soon suffered its own hack. In Colonial's case, the company ended up paying more than $4 million to hackers to free its data. As a result, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has cautioned business owners and government and community groups to immediately assess their own data security practices.

Are you worried about your business becoming the victim of a ransomware attack?
Yes, and we constantly update our security systems in case of an attack.  (49%, 48 VOTES)
Yes, because any protections we might have are very weak. (19%, 18 VOTES)
No, we are too small for a hacker to bother to attack us. (16%, 16 VOTES)
No, because our data security systems are strong. (15%, 15 VOTES)
Poll Description

After the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in May resulted in a temporary gas shortage crisis in southern portions of the East Coast, the locally operated Steamship Authority, which provides the vast majority of ferry service to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, soon suffered its own hack. In Colonial's case, the company ended up paying more than $4 million to hackers to free its data. As a result, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has cautioned business owners and government and community groups to immediately assess their own data security practices.

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  • June 15, 2021

    I am worried about my security systems every day and we are an eight-person firm. If this concern isn't in the top 3 of concerns for your business, it should be.

  • June 15, 2021
    No one is too small. We all have something someone wants, and anyone who says they aren't worried should be!