GREEN BAY (WLUK) - If you have a computer, chances are you've spent a few dollars to protect yourself against online viruses.
Your local government is also spending your taxpayer dollars to protect against cyber threats and thieves. That money can amount to tens of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars to fend off cyber thieves. And implementing all that cyber security doesn't even guarantee full protection.
Many attacks originate from Russia and China. And they're attacking computers here in the United States. The computer protection company Norse says on average worldwide there are 30,000 attacks--per second.
"So state governments, local governments,
anyone that provides a service in Wisconsin who has records on you could
potentially be in the cross-hairs," said
Byron Franz, an FBI special agent in cyber security. His mission: to protect Wisconsin companies from cyber attacks.
"Protecting companies against trade secret theft, economic espionage, stealing of Wisconsin business secrets principly to China, Russia," said Franz.
Franz educates business owners, government entities and their employees about how to stay ahead of the cyber thieves.
Hackers stealing business and government secrets is estimated, by the FBI, to cost the U-S up to $400-billion a year. And those lost business secrets cost some 2-million jobs.
Whether you run a business, own a home, or oversee a local government, Franz says you need protection.
"Ask yourself is your I-T fortress safe? And if you say 'yes' you're dilusional," said Franz.
FOX 11 Investigates caught up with August Neverman--the man in charge of internet technology for Brown County, the largest county in Northeast Wisconsin.
"We were regularly seeing 20,000 attacks a day," said Neverman. "And I'd even say to be more specific, events, things that looked like attacks."
Neverman joined Brown County's operation two year ago, and has spent time and taxpayer dollars upgrading its cyber security. He says the cyber attacks or suspicious things that get blocked by its anti-virus protection and firewalls now average about 10,000 a day. And to fend off these assaults costs money. Big money.
"It's safely just over one million dollars and unfortunately I expect over time that we'll end up investing more in it. And I don't mean just the county, I mean everyone because of these number of attacks," said Neverman.
Brown County has more than 2,000 computers, laptops, tablets and cell phones that its employees use. And they all need multiple layers of protection against cyber thieves.
Your local government is also spending your taxpayer dollars to protect against cyber threats and thieves. That money can amount to tens of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars to fend off cyber thieves. And implementing all that cyber security doesn't even guarantee full protection.
Many attacks originate from Russia and China. And they're attacking computers here in the United States. The computer protection company Norse says on average worldwide there are 30,000 attacks--per second.
Byron Franz, an FBI special agent in cyber security. His mission: to protect Wisconsin companies from cyber attacks.
"Protecting companies against trade secret theft, economic espionage, stealing of Wisconsin business secrets principly to China, Russia," said Franz.
Franz educates business owners, government entities and their employees about how to stay ahead of the cyber thieves.
Hackers stealing business and government secrets is estimated, by the FBI, to cost the U-S up to $400-billion a year. And those lost business secrets cost some 2-million jobs.
Whether you run a business, own a home, or oversee a local government, Franz says you need protection.
"Ask yourself is your I-T fortress safe? And if you say 'yes' you're dilusional," said Franz.
FOX 11 Investigates caught up with August Neverman--the man in charge of internet technology for Brown County, the largest county in Northeast Wisconsin.
"We were regularly seeing 20,000 attacks a day," said Neverman. "And I'd even say to be more specific, events, things that looked like attacks."
Neverman joined Brown County's operation two year ago, and has spent time and taxpayer dollars upgrading its cyber security. He says the cyber attacks or suspicious things that get blocked by its anti-virus protection and firewalls now average about 10,000 a day. And to fend off these assaults costs money. Big money.
"It's safely just over one million dollars and unfortunately I expect over time that we'll end up investing more in it. And I don't mean just the county, I mean everyone because of these number of attacks," said Neverman.
Brown County has more than 2,000 computers, laptops, tablets and cell phones that its employees use. And they all need multiple layers of protection against cyber thieves.
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