Public safety threat: Cyber attacks targeting smart city services

  • 26 September 2016
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A new survey conducted by Dimensional Research assessed cyber security challenges associated with smart city technologies. Survey respondents included over 200 IT professionals working for state and local governments.
Could a cyber attack targeting critical city infrastructure pose a threat to public safety?
 
 


 
 
 
When asked if a cyber attack targeting critical city infrastructure posed a threat to public safety, eighty-eight percent of the respondents said, “yes.” In addition, seventy-eight percent of the respondents stated there would likely be a cyber attack against smart city services in 2016.
 
 
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