{"id":215922,"date":"2026-02-20T21:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T02:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/agencies-not-following-cybersecurity-rules-state-auditor\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T05:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T10:30:11","slug":"agencies-not-following-cybersecurity-rules-state-auditor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/agencies-not-following-cybersecurity-rules-state-auditor\/","title":{"rendered":"Agencies not following cybersecurity rules: State Auditor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Agencies not following cybersecurity rules: State Auditor<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/agencies-not-following-cybersecurity-rules-024953617.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-20 21:49:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) \u2013 Cyberattacks are becoming more common in the digital age. The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), the largest hospital in the state, was hit by a cybersecurity attack on February 19, 2026, proving that no one is immune from these attacks.<\/p>\n

A report from the State Auditor\u2019s Office revealed there are state agencies that are out of compliance with cybersecurity regulations.<\/p>\n

The audit referenced the FBI Internet Crime Report, which showed that 850,000 cyber crimes were reported in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny time you have a data breach or a ransomware attack or anything like that, you\u2019re always worried about getting your data back,\u201d said State Auditor Shad White (R-Miss.).<\/p>\n

UMMC continues recovery efforts after cyberattack, FBI assisting <\/p>\n

Four months ago, White\u2019s office put out a report that highlighted cyber attacks in Mississippi. It included the Hinds County ransomware attack, the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District data breach and a hack into an online meeting held by the attorney general.<\/p>\n

White said victims of ransomware attacks usually end up having to pay the ransom. According to the report, almost one-third of state agencies have failed to meet cybersecurity requirements within the Enterprise Security Program.<\/p>\n

The program is a bill that lawmakers passed in the 2017 session, and it\u2019s under the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (MDITS) to provide oversight for all state agencies. White said MDITS put into regulation that state agencies need to have their IT systems tested by an outside IT professional.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re going to come in, and they\u2019re going to test your system and see how vulnerable it is. They\u2019re going to try to break into your network, and then they\u2019re going to make a list of all those vulnerabilities. They\u2019re going to give it to your IT team, and they\u2019re going to say, \u2018Here are the vulnerabilities we found. You need to fix all that stuff,’\u201d White said.<\/p>\n

The state auditor…<\/p>\n

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