Cost of State Cyber Security Attack.

The state: Lousiana

What type of cyber attack did Lousiana experience?

• A ransomware attack against state computer systems.
• Lousiana did not pay the ransom.

The cost: $2.3 million

• $1.7 million to restore state systems
• $333,000 to assist school districts

What did $2.3 million cover? paying staff to go to various school districts, state agencies and New Orleans to help re-image computers

Which agency was the most impacted? DMV

• 45 year old computer system
• down for weeks after the attack

Governing | Louisiana Has Spent $2.3M in Recent Cyberattack Responses