The Alabama state government is investigating a cybersecurity incident detected on May 9, which involved the compromise of some state employees' usernames and passwords.

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is working to secure and restore systems. Employees have been warned to be vigilant with emails and links, suggesting phishing may have played a role.

The incident underscores the necessity to have robust cybersecurity monitoring in place, with the ability to watch over all access attempts and data transfers. Without 100% situational awareness into your network and endpoint infrastructure, it is impossible to proactively detect and mitigate issues like these. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page