When ransomware shuts down county services, citizens feel it immediately. We test your ability to maintain operations, coordinate across agencies, and communicate with the public.
Exercises designed for the complexity of local government — multiple agencies, shared IT infrastructure, public accountability, and limited cybersecurity resources.
Faster cross-agency coordination in incident response
CISA exercise documentation requirements satisfied
Agencies coordinated in typical county-wide simulation
From exercise to funded remediation plan
Why counties & municipal government organizations are investing in structured exercise programs.
Counties and municipalities are among the most frequently targeted organizations for ransomware. Aging infrastructure, limited budgets, and public pressure to restore services quickly create ideal conditions for attackers.
County governments operate across dozens of agencies sharing IT infrastructure. When one agency is compromised, the incident affects everyone — but coordinated response across agencies is almost never exercised.
Most county IT departments have zero dedicated cybersecurity staff. Exercises must be practical, actionable, and designed for teams that wear multiple hats — not theoretical exercises designed for Fortune 500 SOCs.
When government services go down, the public knows immediately. Media coverage, constituent complaints, and elected official communication all need to be part of the incident response plan.
Real adversary tactics we test against in every engagement.
Ransomware targeting county networks — encrypting records systems, permitting, finance, and public safety dispatch. Tests your ability to maintain critical services and coordinate recovery.
Exfiltration of personally identifiable information from tax records, permits, court records, or public health databases. Tests notification decisions and regulatory compliance.
Attacks targeting voter registration systems, election night reporting, or election office networks. Tests election security response and public communication.
Attackers who compromise one agency and move laterally through shared infrastructure to reach critical systems in other departments.
Attacks targeting 911 dispatch, emergency management, or law enforcement systems — where system downtime has immediate public safety implications.
Large-scale phishing campaigns targeting government employees — credential harvesting for VPN access, email compromise, and financial fraud.
Custom-designed for counties & municipal government environments. Every scenario is MITRE ATT&CK-mapped.
Ransomware encrypts county ERP system — payroll, permitting, and court records offline for 72+ hours
Attacker compromises one agency and moves laterally through shared Active Directory to 6 other departments
Double-extortion group threatens to publish citizen tax records and Social Security numbers
Election office network compromise detected 2 weeks before a general election
Ransomware hits during natural disaster response — emergency management coordination impacted
911 dispatch system experiencing intermittent failures attributed to network compromise
Phishing campaign targets county finance department — fraudulent wire transfers initiated
Third-party managed service provider compromise affects 4 county agencies simultaneously
We understand local government operations — exercises test multi-agency coordination, not just IT incident response
Scenarios built from real attacks on counties and municipalities (City of Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Oakland)
CISA alignment — exercise documentation satisfies federal grant requirements and MS-ISAC recommendations
Designed for small IT teams — practical, actionable exercises that don't require a dedicated SOC
We test public communication decisions — media response, constituent notification, elected official briefings
Multi-agency exercises that coordinate IT, public safety, legal, finance, and elected leadership
Experience across county governments, municipalities, special districts, and regional authorities
Remediation roadmaps aligned to available grant funding (SLCGP, HSGP) and budget cycles
Start where your organization is. Build from there.
First structured exercise with full capability assessment.
Schedule Scoping CallMaturity scoring, playbook recommendations, executive accountability.
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A 30-minute scoping call is all it takes. We'll learn your environment and design an exercise that builds real operational readiness.