How prepared was Nevada to handle a cyberattack? | Nevada

Just months before a massive cyberattack hit the state of Nevada, lawmakers made policy changes aiming to strengthen its cybersecurity response.

Nevada’s state government continues to reel from a ransomware attack that experts say appears to be the most serious ransomware attack against a state. The incident was discovered last week, shuttering offices and forcing delays in critical services.

Gov. Joe Lombardo said the state was well-prepared to handle the crisis, which has stretched into seven days of ongoing outages.

“I am absolutely confident in our level of preparedness,” Lombardo said at a Thursday news conference. With previous attacks against casinos and other small businesses, he said, the state has been prepared to implement its emergency responses.

Cybersecurity experts said