Let the good hackers help: Why states need a white‑hat safe harbor now

Let the good hackers help: Why states need a white‑hat safe harbor now

Cyberattacks are hitting state and city systems hard enough to become civic emergencies. In late January, a ransomware attack disrupted New Britain, Connecticut’s city network for days, forcing departments to operate with pen and paper while the FBI investigated. Last summer, St. Paul, Minn., shut down key internal systems and online services after what the mayor called a “deliberate, coordinated, digital attack”—serious enough that the governor…