Goodwolf said that based on the data he saw on the dark web, it’s clear Columbus didn’t have a lot of data encrypted and that the databases were linked.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A cybersecurity expert told 10TV last week that the cyberattack against the city of Columbus was 100% preventable.
Not long after that statement, the city got a temporary restraining order against Connor Goodwolf. This comes more than a month after cyber criminals hacked the city of Columbus’s database.
The interview 10TV did with Goodwolf happened before the temporary restraining order was issued.
Goodwolf said that based on the data he saw on the dark web, it’s clear Columbus didn’t have a lot of data encrypted and that the databases were linked.
Goodwolf said he thinks best security practices were not used by the city.
He explained there is technology to “flag behavior.” For example, if someone downloaded a …